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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March*22, 2005 Page 8 Councilmember Horst stated he attended a Sister City meeting earlier in the month. The twentieth anniversary of the Sister City relationship is coming up and the planned activities will be held in Spring 2006. There will be a Minnesota Rock Carving Symposium; artists from the state will work to create sculptures that will be placed around St. Paul and in Silver l:,ake Village. Ile also noted that earlier in the month he attended the Community Services Board meeting. They went over the new catalog. There are significant changes this year including fully operational internet signup. 10 Councilmember Stille had no report. 11 12 Councilmember Thuesen said he attended the joint meeting with the 'Planning Commission. This 13 meeting is held annually and it gives the opportunity to clarify the future plans of the City. fie 14 noted the residents have high expectations of the City Staff, and he said the employees have met 15 the challengc well. IIe said they have done a lot of work this year, and made the Council look 16 good. 17 18 Councilmember Gray had no report. 19 20 Mayor Faust indicated that he received a call on the '14°i of Mach to testify before the senate on 21 a subcommittee on liquor. The Subcommittee is chaired by Senator Pappas of St. Paul. The 22 senator was sick, however, and he did not get to testify on one of the issues as planned. Ile said 23 he was able to tell another Senator about how St. Anthony does business tlrough the League of 24 Minnesota Cities, and that set the standard for the bill. IIe added that the City's close 25 relationship with the I -vague of Minnesota Cities is important. 26 27 Mayor Faust said that on the 15"' he gave the goals to the Chamber of Commerce Convention, 28 and the next day he gave the City's goals in a talk at Chandler Place with about 45 people in 29 attendance. Those residents are very interested in what is going on. They are appreciative, and 30 know firsthand that Public Works is there when something goes wrong. 31 32 Mayor Faust said lie got a call earlier in the day from the Mayor of Columbia Heights and 33 wanted to pass along that the former mayor came by to talk about some issues. Ile noted it was 34 unprofessional, and would not do that in the future. Ile is a supporter of Wal-Mart. 35 36 VIII. CONIiMUNITY FORUM. 37 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 38 are not on the regular agenda. 39 40 hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda. 41 42 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 43 None. 44 45 X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUNIENTS. 46 None. 47 E