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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 14, 2011 Page 4 1 • The City of Newport is in the process of developing a ten acre parcel of land on Highway 2 61 and recently toured Silver Lake Village. 3 • He participated in a ride -along with Officer Spiess last week. 4 • Attendance at the Ramsey County quarterly administrator's meeting where the focus was 5 on the impacts of the potential State government shutdown. 6 • New Police Department summer program on June 15 -16 called "Summer Survival 7 School" for students who have just finished 3`d grade. The program will focus on safety 8 and 26 students have signed up for the program being led by Officer South. 9 10 Councilmember Gray reported on his attendance at the following: 11 • May 31 joint meeting with the School Board, including a tour of the high school 12 remodeling. 13 • June 2 meeting with former elected officials which included a presentation of 2011 goals. 14 . June 4 open house at City Hall and Coffee with the Mayor and City Council. 15 16 Councilmember Jenson reported on his attendance at the following: 17 • June 2 meeting with former elected officials. 18 • June 4 open house at City Hall and Coffee with the Mayor and City Council. 19 20 Councilmember Roth reported on his attendance at the three meetings mentioned by 21 Councilmember Gray. He expressed thanks to the former elected officials who attended the June 22 2 "d meeting. 23 24 Councilmember Stille reported on his attendance at the three meetings mentioned by 25 Councilmember Gray and noted that there was also a worksession following the joint meeting 26 with the School Board. 27 28 Mayor Faust reported on the following: 29 • May 31 joint meeting with the School Board, including a tour of the high school 30 remodeling. He encouraged residents to tour the high school's recent remodeling project 31 and stated that residents will be gratified to see where their tax dollars have been spent. 32 . June 2 meeting with former elected officials. 33 • June 4 open house at City Hall and Coffee with the Mayor and City Council. 34 • June 2 Grand Opening of IHOP. 35 • June 3 final meeting regarding future of the League. 36 • June 7 "View of the Big River" sponsored by MWMO on Boom Island. Several elected 37 officials attended including Rep. Ellison, Sen. Franken, and a representative from the 38 National Park Service. 39 • June 9 presentation to Senior Citizen Volunteer Group hosted by Community Services. 40 41 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 42 43 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 44 are not on the regular agenda. 45