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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2006 Page 7 1 City Manager Mornson reminded Council members the Kiwanis peanut sales would be on 2 Friday, September 29. 3 4 City Manager Mornson reported the Three Rivers Park would be removing 12 outdated buildings 5 from the site based on recommendations from a consultant. He mentioned the timeframe for the 6 removal had not been established. 7 8 City Manager Mornson reported St. Anthony did not receive the sidewalk grant for Highcrest. 9 He indicated out of 76 applications, only 17 were funded. He mentioned other projects met the 10 demand for the funding over St. Anthony. 11 12 City Manager Mornson reported on Fire Department activities including a pancake breakfast at 13 Applebee's on October 7 and an open house on October 11. He mentioned the Fire Department 14 turns 50 in October and the Police Department turns 50 summer 2007. 15 16 City Manager Mornson stated employee groups had approached Staff on establishing Health 17 Savings accounts, giving employees the ability to put pre-tax money aside for future medical 18 expenses. 19 20 City Manager Mornson indicated on November 16, 2006, the League of Minnesota Cities, 21 Association of Metro Municipalities and Metro Area Managers Association will be holding their 22 Legislative Policy Adoption meeting. The speaker is Bill Morris a research survey professional. 23 He will be speaking on the election results from the prior week 24 25 Councilmember Horst reported the Weatherman has landed in Salo Park. He stated the sculpture 26 had been placed in Salo Park along the northern edge of the pond.and could be viewed up close 27 by walking the trail around the pond. He hopes for a dedication to occur shortly. 28 29 Councilmember Stille reported attending a Family Services meeting on September 21 where 30 suggestions brought up by focus groups were discussed. He stated plans to implement 31 suggestions were made. Councilmember Stille stated more volunteers are needed. 32 33 Councilmember Stille reported attending the Comp Plan Task Force on September 13. He stated 34 the Task Force talked about land use issues and would meet in October. 35 36 Councilmember Stille reminded everyone to have lots of dollars to purchase peanuts from 37 Kiwanis Club members on September 29, 2006. 38 39 Councilmember Thuesen reported attending the Comp Plan Task Force on September 13. He 40 stated the Task Force is moving forward but there is lots of work yet to do. He stated he 41 appreciated the public input, as the Comprehensive Plan would drive the City for the next ten 42 years. 43 44 Councilmember Thuesen reported attending the Vital Aging Meeting on September 18, 2006. He 45 stated it is a fantastic organization and encourage everyone to get involved. 46 7