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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
3 JANUARY 24, 1989
4 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of
5 Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland.
6 ROLL CALL
7 Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth\
8 Makowske (at 1:32 P.M.)
9 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
10 Sue VanderHeyden, Assistant to the City Manager
11 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director
12 JANUARY 10, 1989 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
13 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the above as presented.
14 Mgtion carried &nanimously.
is CLAIMS
16 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve all City Liquor
17 operation accounts payable for December 31, 1988 and January 17, 1989 -
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98918 as listed in the January 24th Council agenda packet.
19 Notion carried unanimously.
20 Councilmember Enrooth indicated he couldn't recall approving a 5% raise
21 in the City's support for the Northwest Suburban Youth Service. He was
22 told the agency had submitted a request the previous summer which based
23 the raise on the supporting cities' populations which had been included
24 in the 1989 budget approved September 27, 1988. Councilmember Makowske
25 arrived in time to vote for this in the following motion:
26 Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to approve payment of the
21 following as listed in the January 24th Council. agenda:
28 *$1,819.00 for 1989 dues to the Association of metropolitan
29 municipalities;
30 *$9,466.00 to Rieke-Carroll-Muller Associates, Inc. as the final
31 construction cost and reduced billing to reflect actual engineering
32 estimates in conjunction with the St. Anthony Boulevard Reconstruction
33 Project;
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1 *$19,627.86 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for February
sewer services;
*$2 ,400.00 to the Hance & LeVahn law firm for legal services rendered
4 for the month of January, 1989, relative to St. Anthony prosecutions;
5 *$8,365.00 as budgeted for a 5% raise in contributions to the
6 Northwest Suburban Youth Services;
7 *$1 , 344.00 to the League of Minnesota Cities for labor relations
8 subscriber services for the year March 15, 1989 through March 14,
9 1990.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 REQUESTED PUBLIC APPEARANCES
12 Village Gardeners Award Presented for City Council Chambers Display
13 Marjorie Ostebee of the St. Anthony Gardeners presented the 1988
14 Commercial/Industrial Landscaping Award given by the Mens Garden Club
15 of Minneapolis for Trillium Park. Ms. Ostebee told the Councilmembers
16 the award had in the past always been given to an industry or business
17 for their contribution to the beautification of Minneapolis and this was
18 the first time a beautification project outside Minneapolis had been so
19 recognized. The Gardeners spokesperson indicated her club members felt
20 they had only been the vehicle through which the award had come and
21 because of all the hard work Mr. Hamer had done on the project, the
22 award should really belong to the whole Village and should be put up
41 with the other awards on the Council Chamber walls.
24 Mayor Sundland accepted the plaque with the thanks of the Council and
25 staff.
26 Councilmember Ranallo added that he perceived the St. Anthony Gardeners
27 should also be thanked for the wonderful job they had done in
28 conjunction with judging the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighting
29 Contest.
30 Adjustment of Silver Point Park Ice Rink Maintenance Shift to be Made
31 on a Trial Basis With Union
32 Mike Spielman, 2813 Silver Lake Road, had asked to appear before the
33 Council to lodge a complaint about city crews maintaining the hockey
34 rinks at times during their midnight to 8:00 A.M. shift when their work
35 caused his children to be awakened at hours inappropriate for children
36 of their ages. The resident told the Councilmembers he had lived in the
37 Village for the last 16 years, 5 of which were in the home on Silver
38 Lake Road, which backs up to the Silver Point Park hockey rink. He
39 said for four of those years he had at different times talked to Mr.
40 Hamer about adjusting the maintenance shift for that particular park to
41 hours in which his daughters, whose window is only 61 feet from the
42 hockey rink, would not be awakened by the sounds of ice scraping and
43 sweeping and vehicles with backup bells, which -are used to do the
1 maintenance. The resident indicated the Public Works Director's
response to his complaints was that the City couldn't make those
adjustments because they would have to pay time and a half for split
4 shift hours if the crews worked hours which extended over two days. He
5 said since January 1st the crews had worked on the hockey rinks at
6 hours ranging from 3 :45 A.M. to 6: 15 A.M. The complainant said even Mr.
7 Childs' suggestion that the maintenance schedule be shifted so the crews
8 did that hockey rink last wouldn't work because if it took the usual two
9 hours to scrape the ice, that would put the crews at work on the ice at
10 around 6:00 A.M. , still too early to "have bells going off in close
11 proximity to my house" and awakening children too young to get up at
12 that hour.
13 Mr. Spielmann reported talking to people who maintain other rinks, who
14 he conceded were volunteers, but had told him- they used hoses and not
15 noisy watering trucks to flood their rinks. He said he couldn't
16 understand why 6:00 A.M. was the latest time the crews could do their
17 work and indicated he thought it would be a lot safer for them to work
18 during daylight rather than night hours.
19 Mayor Sundland told the resident the City spends well over $10,000.00
20 during a normal winter to keep the hockey rinks open and safe. He
21 reiterated that time and a half would have to be paid to the union crews
22 for split shifts and confirmed the information Mr. Hamer had given Mr.
23 Spielmann which indicated any change in the contract's shift schedules
24 had to be negotiated with the union seven working days before those
changes were made.
26 Mr. Hamer reported he had previously explained the conflict with the
27 union contract to Mr. Spielmann many times in the past along with the
28 facts that:
29 *the best time for freezing ice is in the middle of the night;
30 *the ice has to be kept clear of cracks for the safety of the hockey
31 players and skaters;
32 *children skating on the ice prevent the maintenance work from being
33 done until after the rinks close and it's usually too warm during
34 schools hours for the ice to set up;
35 *in regard to the equipment which is used, the sweeper has the ice
36 shaver on the back of it; flooding is done by truck because the spray
37 bar on the back puts down only the thin coats of water needed to
38 produce hard ice;
39 *with the warmer than usual weather this winter, the crews have to
40 wait until the temperature is about 25 deg. which is usually in the
41 middle of the night;
42 *the rinks have been maintained in the same manner for more than the
3 thirty odd years he has been with the City;
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*backup bells are recent OSHA requirements which the City is mandated
to follow;
3 *his crews would love to go back to daytime shifts and in fact that
4 was tried right after school classes were resumed this winter, but the
5 weather warmed up and there was no way they could make ice during the
6 day;
7 *the crews try to groom and flood the rinks on a daily basis for the
8 safety of the kids who use them and because they're easier to maintain
9 if they're done every day;
10 *to relocate the hockey rink in that park would involve relocation of
11 utilities and lighting and might just cause the same problems for the
12 neighbors on the other side of the park;
13 *even if the shift schedule could be adjusted, any time past 9:00
14 P.M. for ice maintenance would be objectionable to Mr. Spielmann, and
15 the ice, especially with weather like its been the past few weeks,
16 wouldn't freeze until the temperature drops.
17 Councilmember Enrooth commented that he perceived the City might incur
18 liability if the ice isn't maintained in a safe manner. When he
19 wondered whether that hockey rink should just be closed, Councilmember
20 Ranallo hastened to rule out that option, saying he was already getting
complaints because one of the other rinks was closed. He said he would
like to see the City try to work out another shift schedule with the
23 union which would put the crews on that hockey rink around 7:00 A.M.
24 when normally the temperature drops at daylight.,:_ However, he cautioned
25 that with the union requirement for notification of schedule changes
26 within seven working days there could probably be no more changes made
27 in the six weeks of winter which probably remained this year.
28 Mayor Sundland indicated he perceived it was fine for the City to
29 maintain a good hockey program for its residents, but he pointed out
30 that the Public Works Department also had other types of duties around
31 the Village, many of which, might take higher priority over ice
32 maintenance during hours acceptable to Mr. Spielmann. He told the
33 resident the Public Works Director would try to get the contract
34 schedule modified but warned the new hours would only be instituted on
35 a trial basis and the crews might have to go back on the old schedule
36 if that didn't work out. Mr. Spielmann indicated he would be happy to
37 have the City at least try to change the maintenance hours.
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39 REPORTS
40 JANUARY 17, 1989 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - CHAIR JOHN MADDEN
41 Mayor Sundland congratulated the Planning Commission Chair for his
42 election to that position at the January 17th meeting.
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1 Conditional Use Permit Granted for New Slick's Alternative Location in
0 Apache
3 Commission Recommendation
4 Chair Madden reiterated the testimony taken during the Commission
5 hearing, including staff's report that the lounge had posed no problems
6 for the City during the five years it was located in the St. Anthony
7 Village Shopping Center from which it was being relocated because that
8 property was being redeveloped for an apartment' complex. He also
9 pointed out that the hours of operation had already been established by
10 Ordinance which required the establishment be closed from 1 :00 to 6:00
11 A.M.
12 The permit applicants, Bob and Diane Slick, were the only persons
13 present to discuss the issue. Mr. Slick told the Councilmembers he
14 hoped to open the new lounge by March 3rd. Mrs. Slick indicated they
15 would only be able to add 10 or 12 more tables to this establishment
16 than they had at the previous location because the bathrooms in the
17 Apache lounge were so much larger.
18 Council Action
19 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to grant the conditional use permit
20 requested by Diane and Robert Slick to operate the proposed non-
21 alcoholic lounge at 24.50 - 38th Avenue N.E. , finding as did the
WPlanning Commission, that:
23 1. The questions statutorily required to be answered in the affirmative
24 had been answered properly in the application.
25 2. There were no calls either for or against the permit prior to or after
26 the January 17th hearing and no one had appeared at either that
27 hearing or the Council's January 24th consideration to speak against
28 the permit.
29 3 . Parking is in conformance with code requirements and the Fire Marshal
30 will be checking out the establishment to assure -that all fire codes
31 are met.
32 4 . This establishment is perceived to have provided a positive
33 contribution to the community inasmuch as the operation has been
34 successfully managed without problems for the City for over five years
35 and at the same time offered a recreational alternative to the City's
36 liquor operation.
37 Motion carried unanimously.
38 Council Welcomes St. Anthony Shopping Center Improvements and Grants
39 Variance for Tenant Directory at Kenzie Terrace Entrance
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1 Chair Madden summarized the minutes, reporting the unanimous Planning
Commission recommendation that the Council approve the uniform signage
plan and sign criteria proposed by the center owners to include the new
4 pylon center sign and grant the variance the ordinance requires for the
5 proposed tenant directory at the Kenzie Terrace entrance to the Center.
6 He said the pylon and directory would have the same characteristics as
7 the tenant sign lettering on the store front canopy fascia and their
8 total signage would be well below the square footage the City Ordinance
9 allows one center sign.
10 The Commission representative indicated the Commission recognized the
11 need to give those tenants who might not have ready funds to cover the
12 costs of the new signs a few months after the sign band is up to install
13 temporary canvas lettering until they purchase permanent signage.
14 Commissioner Madden noted the omission of building wall signs from those
15 -which would have -to be removed after the sign band is up, saying the
16 Commission perceived that signage as well as all under hanging signs
17 should come down as soon as the new sign band is up. After he had
18 explained the reasoning behind the time limit on the variance, the
19 Commission Chair told the Councilmembers the Commissioners had all been
20 very pleased to see these improvements to the center being made and
21 hoped the project would be completed as soon as possible.
22 Rodney Johnson, Eberhardt Property Manager, indicated he had no problem
23 with the removal of the existing building wall signs. He reported his
24 company was negotiating the lease language with the Coast to Coast
0 Hardware Store to become the center anchor and was reassured that the
City would consider both the corporate name and logo as one sign for
27 that business.
28 Mayor Sundland told Mr. Johnson the Council had been presented the same
29 photos of the Dallas shopping center signage which was to be the
30 prototype for the Village center by Mr. DiSanto during a meeting last
31 year. The Mayor also told him the Council would be continuing to
32 encourage the improvement of the shopping center and perceived the plans
33 presented that evening as certainly a step in the right direction.
34 Council Action
35 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to grant a variance from the
36 City's Sign Ordinance to the Eberhardt Co. on behalf of the St. Anthony
37 Shopping Center for a 6 foot, 6 inch by 6 foot, 1 inch (total 39.6
38 square feet) tenant directory sign to be mounted on the northwest wall
39 of the former Brown Photo location facing Kenzie Terrace as shown in the
40 drawing in the Planning Commission's January 17th and Council's January
41 24th agenda packets.
42 Included in the variance would be:
43 1. The allowance of the new 260 foot pylon sign for the center also
44 included in the agenda packet which would be 40 square feet below the
dmaximum allowed size, and
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2. Signage criteria for the center tenants which will be used in
conjunction with the new sign band for the building which would allow
3 only individual lettering and has limits on the size and number of
4 signs.
5 The Council also accepts the Planning Commission recommendation that the
6 following conditions be imposed on the granting of this variance:
7 a. The temporary canvas lettering proposed to be put up when the sign
8 band is installed on the fascia sometime around April 1, 1989 to
9 identify those tenants who have not yet signed up for permanent
10 signage would be allowed to remain on the sign band only three months
11 after completion of the band.
12 b. All current signage on the building fascia including wall and
13 underhanging signs will have to be removed with the installation of
14 the new sign band.
15 c. All sign lighting except that on the pylon sign and the tenant
16 directory will have to be turned off at midnight.
17 d. The variance is valid for a period of 24 months from date of approval
18 after which time it becomes invalid if the project is not started.
19 In granting this variance the Council finds, as did the Planning
41 Commission, the following special circumstances support the variance
request:
22 1) The shopping center fronts on both Highway 88 and Kenzie Terrace, but
23 no identification of the center or its tenants is currently available
24 on Kenzie Terrace.
25 2) The center buildings have their backs on Kenzie Terrace, further
26 screening their visibility.
27 3 ) The 39.6 square foot directory when coupled with the 260 square foot
28 pylon sign is still less than the center would be allowed if there
29 were a pylon sign only.
30 4) No calls either for or against the variance were received by staff
31 prior to the hearing and there were no expressions of opposition
32 during the hearing.
33 5) The three conditions required be met have been met in this request.
34 The Council joins the Planning Commission in commending the owners for
35 making these long overdue improvements to the St. Anthony Shopping
36 Center.
37 Notion carried unanimously.
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1 COUNCIL REPORTS
Tom and Dorothy Thorson to Chair VillageFest July 20, 21, and 22
3 Councilmember Ranallo made the above announcement indicating that plans
4 for the event are being coordinated under the able leadership of Barb
5 Olsonoski and Sue VanderHeyden. He reported further that:
6 *Marlys Stockinger of the St. Anthony Bulletin is doing promotion for
7 the theme contest.
8 *Rick Lundeen of the Fire Department is planning a waterball fight
9 (perhaps with the Council pitted against the School Board) .
10 *Terry Taylor of the Sports Boosters is making preparations for a
11 softball tournament.
12 *Dorothy Fleming will be in charge of senior activities.
13 *Jean Bofferding of St. Anthony Florist will chair the Float
14 Committee.
15 *Larry Hamer of the Public Works Department will be providing
16 expertise wherever needed.
17 *St. Anthony Scouts and Campfire Girls will be helping out.
*A High School Student Council representative. will be in charge of the
19 Tug-O-War Games.
20 *There will be food vendors and a non-alcoholic stand at the
21 VillageFest and plans are in the works for a Dip Tank to feature City
22 officials.
23 The Councilmember indicated the Committee members and Chair had been
24 "elated to see the enthusiasm the Councilmembers had demonstrated
25 towards the project. " He said the foremost problem now was getting
26 enough money to cover the costs of the float which are estimated to be
27 $7,000 and for the VillageFest itself which is expected to cost at least
28 $3,000. The Fund Raising Committee would be soliciting donations from
29 the community service organizations and businesses and Council support
30 of those efforts would be greatly appreciated.
31 The Float Committee has already received three entries for the Queen
32 Contest for which Councilmember Ranallo indicated contestants must be
33 between 18 and 22 years of age and reside or be employed in St. Anthony.
34 Suggestions for a float theme will be sought through a Bulletin news
35 article next week. A deadline of February 15th for submitting theme
36 suggestions has been set.
37 The Councilmember commented that if the fundraising efforts are suc-
cessful and the float becomes a reality, that the committee plans to
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I have it displayed at Apache Plaza for two or three weeks and would be
4Wasking Councilmembers to appear at the same time and sell VillageFest
buttons. He reported the committee would be holding their next meeting
4 in the Council Chambers at 7:00 P.M. , February 6th.
5 AA„d Shell Generating Too Little Community Interest #o Have
6 Gxo 4bxeaki ng During the vii la=Fest
7 Councilmember Ranallo indicated it is estimated that the materials for
8 the band shell alone would cost $20,000 and said there are just too many
9 other fundraisers like the Civic Orchestra's proposed trip to Finland
10 next summer, to compete with this project. The Councilmember speculated
11 that it would be necessary to defer the band shell until such time as
12 "somebody really dynamic like Barb Olsonoski” shows up to chair the
13 fundraising effort.
14 Interest in Historical ociety Growing
15 Mayor Sundland presented a packet of old newspapers, some dating back
16 to the 19401s, to Councilmember Makowske to be added to the memorabilia
17 she and the Society were collecting. He said the materials had come
18 from Mrs. Harriet Lonn, a Chandler Place resident who had said she was
19 very interested in what the Society was doing, but would be unable to
20 serve as a member.
21 Councilmember Makowske reported the Society had held its regular monthly
4Wmeeting the previous evening and had received some helpful suggestions
for future programs from Mark Haidet of the Minnesota Historical
24 Society, who had also served on the Mew Brighton Historical Society.
25 The Councilmember indicated that with offers of donations as large as
26 wagon wheels, etc. , it had become obvious that the Society was going to
27 need a lot of space for storage and display of historical items, which
28 she had discussed with the architect who is redesigning space in the
29 Community Center although it had been very difficult to even guess how
30 much room would be needed for that purpose.
31 Councilmember Maltowske reported that the Society perceived the time had
32 come to be incorporated as a 501 C/non-prof it ' corporation so Society
33 members can start taking donations. The consensus was that with all the
34 lawyers living in the Village, there must be at least one who would be
35 willing to offer their services regarding incorporation.
36 The Councilmember reported the Historical Society members had decided
37 to undertake only one project a year and to concentrate this year on
38 completing the oral histories which had been initiated as a Bicentennial
39 project a few years ago. She said Ruth Harris had agreed to coordinate
40 this effort and would be taking oral histories from older residents who
41 might not be around much longer to give the invaluable recollections
42 they have about St. Anthony's earliest history.
43 As a means of generating more resident interest in the Society,
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Councilmember Makowske reported the organization would be inviting the
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1 public to attend future meetings which would be devoted to instructions
�2 on how to preserve old photographs and prepare family genealogies. The
�3 Councilmember added, that interestingly enough, several Society members
4 had indicated they "just loved" the City's new entrance sign and thought
5 a lapel pin with the same insignia should be developed for the Village.
6 Mayor Sundland commented that from the interest the Society had
7 generated already, he agreed just storing and categorizing the materials
8 the Society would probably be given would itself result in a project
9 much bigger than ever anticipated.
10 Councilmember Marks' Name to be Submitted for Service In Place of
11 Councilmember Makowske on National League of Cities (NLC) Human
12 Development Committee
13 Because the Mayor and Councilmembers Ranallo and Marks were already
14 going to the Washington, D.C. NLC Conference, Councilmember Makowske
15 indicated she perceived no need for attendance by a fourth
16 Councilmember, which would probably cause problems for her membership
17 on the above Committee. Councilmember Marks confirmed he intended to
18 be in Washington the Sunday the Committee was scheduled to meet and he
19 agreed to submit his application to substitute for Councilmember
20 Makowske on that Committee.
21 MSA Classification to be Sought for Stinson/Silver Lake Road Section of
22 37th Avenue N.E. in Anticipation of Stinson/37th Semaphore
0 Mr. Childs indicated he just found out that the above street section
24 was not so classified and had Mr. Hamer working on correcting that
25 oversight before Hennepin County finishes its engineering study of that
26 intersection. Councilmember Enrooth reported there had been another
27 puzzling accident just a short distance from that intersection that very
28 day. Councilmember Makowske reported she had learned during a
29 discussion with Ramsey County Commissioner Salverda's staff member at
30 the last Ramsey County League of Local Government meeting she had
31 attended, that although there is a small portion of land near the
32 intersection under Ramsey County jurisdiction, the County would perceive
33 no benefit for joining Hennepin and Anoka Counties in the joint
34 semaphore project, which is now being studied.
35 Special Council Meeting on Recycling Scheduled for February 2nd
36 The above meeting to make a final decision related to a recycling
37 program for St. Anthony was requested by Councilmember Enrooth and set
38 for 5:00 P.M. that day. Reservations for the January 30th Council
39 dinner with the School Board were also confirmed with Ms. VanderHeyden.
40 DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEES REPORTS
41 A brief discussion of the City Prosecutor's report preceded the
42 Council's request that all four of the following reports in their agenda
3 packet be filed for further reference:
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W2 1 *January 5th report from the Hance & LeVahn law firm reporting cases
the City Prosecutors had handled in Hennepin County District Court
3 up to and including January 4, 1989;
4 *January 9th bulletin from St. Anthony/New Brighton Chem Council
5 regarding the luncheon the Chem Council is sponsoring to discuss
6 concerns about the impact of alcohol and drug use on the St. Anthony
7 community;
8 *December Fire Department Report;
9 *December Liquor Operations Sales Summary.
10 CITY MANAGER REPORT
11 January 9 and 17, 1989 Staff Meeting Notes
. 12 Mr. Childs indicated item #4 of the January 17th report meant that the
13 Minneapolis Park and Recreational Board had filed an appeal of their
14 St. Anthony Boulevard street assessments, but Sunset Memorial Cemetery
15 had not, and their assessments stood as assessed. He said staff was
16 still holding discussions with the Park Board, but nothing had been
17 resolved yet.
18 City Manager Elected to Serve on the Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities (AMM) Board of Directors
20 Congratulations for this honor were extended to Mr. Childs by the Mayor
21 and the other Councilmembers.
22 City's Fire Insurance Rating Improved
23 There was a brief discussion of Mr. Child's report that St. Anthony had
24 been given a 115" rating in 1988, which was an improvement over the 116"
25 received the last time the Insurance Services Office (ISO) rated
26 municipalities. This could mean a reduction in insurance rates to
27 commercial properties in the Village.
28 NEW BUSINESS
29 Mayor Sundland to Represent St. Anthony on Economic Development
30 _Consortium
31 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 89-005 which
32 authorizes membership in the Hennepin County Economic Development
33 Consortium of local governments and Chambers of Commerce whose goals
34 would be achieving more effective and better coordinated economic
35 development programs throughout the County and to appoint Mayor
36 Sundland to represent the City on the Consortium.
37 Motion carried unanimously.
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•1 ADJOURNMENT
2 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to adjourn the St. Anthony
3 Council meeting at 8:45 P.M.
4 Motion carried unanimously.
5 Respectfully submitted,
6 Helen Crowe, Secretary
7 Aa.P11 A �A .fi
8 Mayor
9 ATTEST:
10 .City Clerk
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