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12 <br /> 1 portion of the Candidates Meeting sponsored by the St. Anthony Chamber <br /> 2 of Commerce that day where candidates for the above office, Karen Bondy <br /> 3 and Mary Jo McGuire, had taken different approaches in their <br /> 4 presentations than those reported by Councilmember Makowske from other <br /> 5 Ramsey County candidates. The Mayor said these particular candidates <br /> 6 chose to discuss the issues rather than to talk about each other. <br /> 7 Former Resident Facilitator for League of Minnesota Cities Board Retreat <br /> 8 Councilmember Ranallo reported attendance at the above event the <br /> 9 previous Thursday, Friday and Saturday where John Mirocha, who attended <br /> 10 school in St. Anthony and whose parents, Mr. .and Mrs. Stan Mirocha <br /> 11 still reside on 29th Avenue N.E. , proved to be an able facilitator. <br /> 12 The Councilmember suggested Mr. Mirocha be kept in mind for the next <br /> 13 community event which requires a facilitator. <br /> 14 Councilmember Ranallo reported he and Barb Olsonoski, Apache Activity <br /> 15 Director, would be attending a seminar on floats November. 12th to get <br /> 16 some ideas for St. Anthony's float. <br /> 17 Assistant to City Manager Researching Band Shell for St. Anthony <br /> 18 Councilmember Ranallo then asked Sue VanderHeyden to share information <br /> 19 she had received on the proposed facility. She reported meeting with <br /> 20 Carol Jensen of the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra who was very enthusias- <br /> 21 tic about the project and suggested the Roseville band shell (without <br /> 22 some of the amenities like retractable side walls) might be an excellent • <br /> 23 model for the City facility. Ms. VanderHeyden indicated Carol was also <br /> 24 willing to help coordinate the effort with a 1990 summer festival and <br /> 25 to work on getting a grant for that activity. The Assistant to the City <br /> 26 Manager said Ms. Jensen didn't foresee any problems getting bands . and <br /> 27 orchestras to play in the City facility. That reminded Councilmember <br /> 28 Marks to report that a former Chairman of the Board of the St. Anthony <br /> 29 Civic Orchestra, David Braslau, is an acoustics consultant who does the <br /> 30 acoustical designs for churches and synagogues as well as for the <br /> 31 Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Airport Commission and had <br /> 32 expressed an interest in working on the project as well. <br /> 33 Mayor Conveys Greetings From Mayor of Sister City, Salo, Finland <br /> 34 Mayor Sundland reported receiving a phone call from the Mayor's wife, <br /> 35 Lena Linguist, who had called to inquire about his wife's health and <br /> 36 who had requested he greet the rest of the Council for her. <br /> 37 Anoka/Hennepin Light Rail Study Reported by Councilmember Marks <br /> 38 The Councilmember indicated he had attended another meeting of the <br /> 39 Anoka/Hennepin Light Rail Transit Intergovernmental Advisory Committee <br /> 40 the previous week where Committee members received further information <br /> 41 on how to route the corridor from more consultants. He indicated the <br /> 42 committee was now considering routes over Central. and University Avenues <br /> 43 to reach Northtown Shopping Center, which is the central bus transit <br />