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Document: CC MINUTES 01281992
1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
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3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
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5 JANUARY 28 , 1992
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9 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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11 The Council Meeting was called to order at 8 : 30 p.m. and the
12 Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor- Ranallo.
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14 2 . ROLL CALL
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16 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Enrooth, Marks,
17 Fleming and Wagner
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19 Staff Present : City Manager Burt , Public Works Director Hamer
20 and Management Assistant Urbia
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22 3. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 28 , 1992 COUNCIL AGENDA
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24 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve the agenda for
25 the January 28 , 1992 Council Meeting as presented with the
26 addition of one item for the City Manager ' s Report .
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14F8 Motion carried unanimously
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31 4 . APPROVAL OF JANUARY 14 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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33 Motion .by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the minutes of
34 the January 14 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following
35 exception and corrections :
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37 Exception: "Designation of Mayor Pro-Tem" - Councilmember
38 Marks is recorded as voting "aye. " He stated he did not vote
39 as he felt this action was discussed by other members of the
40 Council when he was not present . Mayor Ranallo and
41 Councilmember Fleming took exception to Councilmember Marks '
42 remarks. This motion will not be approved until a member of
43 the staff has listened to the tape recording of the
44 proceedings to determine what actually transpired.
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47 Corrections:
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49 page 5, line 37 : Delete "Kenzington" and replace with "Autumn
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52 page 5, line 39: Delete ' "program at Autumn Woods on January
*3 15th" and replace with "program" .after the, word
4 " informational "
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7 page 11 , line 44 : Add "Firstar of St . Anthony" to the end of
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10 Motion carried unanimously
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13 S. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
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15 Amusement Devices
16 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the license for
17 amusement devices for Sheik' s Garden which is located at
18 Apache Plaza Shopping Center.
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20 The City Manager advised that this owner will be applying for
.21 a conditional use permit in the near future for additional
22 amusement devices . Those machines presently located at the Fun
23 Center will be moved into the Sheik' s Garden. The Fun Center
24 will be closing and the owner of the machines presently has
25 nine of them located at the Fun Center.
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27 The City Manager felt it would be more appropriate if the
�8 machines were licensed rather than the owner of the business
9 where they are located.
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31 The owner of Sheik' s Garden will be attending the Planning
32 Commission meeting in February regarding the conditional use
33 permit. He will also be relinquishing the wine license for
34 that location at Apache Plaza.
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36 Sheik' s owner advised the Council he intends to enforce strict
37 rules in his restaurant , particularly the ban on alcohol and
38 smoking. He will maintain separate locations for the eating
39 area and the amusement machines and will also have a place for
40 children to play. He will post in a prominent place the rules
41 for using the machines .
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43 Mayor Ranallo recalled the trouble these types of machines
44 have generated in the past and noted that they can attract an
45 undesirable element .
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47 Motion carried unanimously
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50 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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52 A. Braun Intertec
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4 Motion by. Marks , second by Wagner to approve payment in
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6 the amount of $2 , 384 . 00 to Braun Intertec for services
7 rendered regarding pavement management and program
8 installation .
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11 Motion carried unanimously
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14 B. Hance & LeVahn
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16 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve payment in
17 the amount of $2 , 400 . 00 for legal services rendered by
18 Hance & LeVahn law firm for the month of January 1992
19 relative to St . Anthony prosecutions .
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22 Motion carried unanimously
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25 C. Maier Stewart and Associates
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7 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment in
8 the amount of $285. 36 to. Maier Stewart and Associates for
29 engineering services rendered from December .1 , 1991
30 through December 28 , 1991 .
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33 Motion carried unanimously
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36 D. Verified Claims
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38 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to approve the two
39 pages - of verified claims as submitted by the Finance
40 Director.
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42 Motion carried unanimously
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45 7 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
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47 There were no public hearings.
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50 8 . REPORTS
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2 A. Reports of the City Council
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7 1 . Report of Councilmember Wagner
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9 Councilmember Wagner reported he had attended the recent
10 Goal sett ing/Planning Session held by the Apache Plaza
it Merchants Association Board. He felt that Dennis
12 Cavanaugh was very cooperative and appeared to be eager
13 to try new and innovative things . The Session, which was
14 held in the Community Center, also addressed the future
15 of the Shopping Center with a CUB market and without a-
16 CUB market .
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18 Councilmember Wagner advised that CUB moving into a
19 location at Apache Plaza is not a ".done deal . "
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22 2 .Report of Councilmember Fleming
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24 Councilmember Fleming had nothing to report at this time.
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7 3-Report of Councilmember Enrooth
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29 Councilmember Enrooth had nothing to report at this time.
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32 4 .Repor.t of Councilmember Marks
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34 Councilmember Marks reported he was recently notified
35 that the contingent of visitors from Salo, Finland will
36 be about seventeen people. Originally, there had been
37 thirty-five people who intended to visit .
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39 Councilmember Marks noted that presently these people are
40 arranging transportation and plan to be in the area in
41 July.
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43 Mayor Ranallo inquired if they spoke English.
44 Councilmember Marks responded that some of the visitors
45 speak English. They plan to be in the . St . Anthony area
46 approximately one week.
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49 5.Report of Mayor Ranallo
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51 Mayor Ranallo attended the Lions Club meeting last week.
52 The members expressed an interest in environmental issues
&3 within the City. They specifically noted the need for
54 clean-up on 37th Avenue on the land adjacent to Monarch.
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7 Presently, the Lions Club has twenty-seven members and
8 are interested in increasing their membership. They do
9 not have female members at this time.
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11 The Mayor congratulated Councilmember Enrooth on his
12 appointment to the Hennepin County Solid Waste Management
13 Committee. He was appointed by Commissioner Peter
14 McLaughlin.
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16 The "Leap Into Spring" dinner dance, sponsored by the St .
17 Anthony Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Saturday,
18 February 29th.
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20 The Mayor noted that this event will be held at Apache
21 Plaza and is similar to the "Ball " previously held. The
22 tickets are $10 . 00 .
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24 B. Report of the City Manaaer
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26 The City Manager acknowledged the presence of
7 Representative McGuire. She stated she had intended to be
8 in attendance for the Town Meeting, but was tardy and
29 missed the discussion.
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31 Representative McGuire requested a report of the
32 proceedings of the Town Meeting.
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34 1 . Storm Sewer and Road Improvements - Old Hiahway 8
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36 The City Manager advised that the timing of the storm
37 sewer and road improvement project for. Old Highway 8 has
38 a very aggressive plan for completion.
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40 This project is being done in cooperation with the City
41 of Roseville:
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43 The plan is to divert water from Rankin Road by directing
44 water north on Highway 8 to a retention area. The City
45 crews will be installing the underground piping necessary
46 for the project . This diversion may also help alleviate
47 some of the water problems which were discussed at the
48 Town Meeting.
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50 All of the project will be paid for from State Aid funds
51 and some of the work may begin before the City Council
42 gives i is approval . The Ci ty Manager wi 11 keep members of
3 the Council informed as to the progress of the project on
54 a timely basis .
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7 The Public Works Director advised that some of the
8 hydraulics will have to be checked.
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11 2. Entry to the City Sicns
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13 Replacement of the entry signs to the City were discussed
14 at the Council ' s goalsetting session.
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16 The City Manager showed the Council examples of what is
17 being proposed for the sign lettering. These signs will
18 be located at all entries to the City.
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20 The St . . Anthony Kiwanis Club has indicated an interest in
21 funding these signs but has made no firm commitment at
22 this time.
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24 Councilmember Enrooth suggested that the City Manager
25 contact Ken Solie as he was the individual who crafted
26 the present signs .
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8 The City Manager noted that a letter of resignation has
29 been received from Ted Brownell who served on the City' s
30 Planning Commission .
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32 Brownell will be presented with a plaque at the February
33 11 , 1992 Council Meeting.
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35 A press release will be sent to all of the newspapers
36 which serve the City regarding the vacancy on the
37 Planning Commission and its responsibilities.
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39 Mayor Ranallo welcomed Jerry Cassidy, the representative
40 of the Focus Newspapers .
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42 It was noted that a date must be selected for the
43 Volunteer Appreciation Day.
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46 9. NEW BUSINESS
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49 a. Award Quotation for Purchase of Portable .Air Compressor
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51 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to award the. purchase
52 of a portable air compressor to Carlson Equipment in the
3 amount of $11 , 223 . 00 as recommended by the Public Works
4 Director.
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7 Motion carried unanimously
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10 b. Consideration of Quotations for Grouting and Patching of
it Pipe for the Hiahcrest Project-
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13 The City Manager requested this item be taken off the
14 agenda as he felt more information was necessary.
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16 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to not consider this
17 item.
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19 Motion carried unanimously
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22 C. Consideration of a Change Order for New Pipe Sections for
23 the Hiahcrest Project
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25 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to authorize the
26 change order for new pipe sections for the Highcrest
47 Project as recommended by Barr Engineering.
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29 The City Manager advised that an oval pipe was installed
30 and there will be a need for additional work and costs to
31 repair certain sections of the pipe. He felt it would not
32 be cost effective to replace the entire pipe at the
33 present time as it is very expensive.
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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40 d. Consideration of a Petition for Construction of the
41 Silver Lake Water Quality Protection Project
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43 Motion by Enrooth, second by Ranallo to approve
44 submission of a petition to the Rice Creek Watershed
45 District for construction of the Silver Lake Water
46 Quality Protection Project .
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48 The City Manager advised that this petition will be
49 presented at a meeting at Shoreview City Hall on February
50 12 , 1992 which will convene at 7 : 00 p.m.
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52 The contents of the petition is requesting that Silver
0-3 Lake be -cleaned up by various methods. One of the methods
54 is an aeriation device which would avoid winter kill from
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6 runoff from surrounding areas . Correction of problems
7 which begin at the start of the watershed district is
8 desirable.
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10 The City Manager cautioned that Number 6 in the petition
11 which addressed financing could be costly if the project
12 does not go through. He noted that the watershed district
13 legal counsel did not see any problems in this area.
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15 Mayor Ranallo and Councilmember Enrooth indicated their
16 intentions to attend this meeting. The City Manager will
17 post a meeting notice at City Hall and will invite Ray
18 Haik who may be interested as he resides on Silver Lake.
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21 e. Consideration of a Pay Equity Implementation Report
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23 This report must be submitted by January 31 , 1992 .
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25 Motion. by Fleming, second by Marks to submit the Pay
26 Equity Implementation Report as prepared by the City of
47 St . Anthony to the Department of Employee Relations .
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30 Motion carried unanimously
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33 f . Resolution No. 92-011 ; Re: Road Maintenance Agreement
34 With Ramsey County
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36 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to approve Resolution
37 No. 92-011 being a resolution authorizing the Mayor and
3.8 City Manager to execute the Agreement between Ramsey
39 County and the City of St . Anthony for Road Maintenance.
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42 Motion carried unanimously
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45 g. -Resolution No. 92-012 ; Re: Local Government Trust Fund
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47 Motion by Marks, second by- Wagner to approve Resolution
48 No. 92-012 being a resolution urging legislative adoption
49 of a future local government trust fund distribution.
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52 Motion carried unanimously
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7 10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9 Mr. Reid, a resident whose property is located adjacent to the
10 Evergreen Development , stated he wants the debris left by the
11 developer of the project , Nedegaard Construction, removed. He
12 noted that some of this material has been left on the property
13 - since 1988 .
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15 The City Manager has visited the site. He felt there are two
16 issues that need to be resolved. One of the lots adjacent to
17 that of Mr. Reid is owned by Mr. Bochnak. This property owner
18 has given the City permission to spread clay on his land to
19 dry. -It was noted that this drying clay has not impeded
20 drainage.
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22 Mr. Reid had previously complained about this clay and stated
23 it was dirty fill.. The City Manager advised him it was clay
24 and that if any other materials are dumped on this property
25 the City removes it .
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7 Previously, the staff had indicated a willingness to speak to
8 Bruce Nedegaard regarding the materials left on the Evergreen
29 land.
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31 Mr. Reid had stated he would talk to Nedegaard about this so
32 the staff did not follow through. The City Manager
33 said he is still willing to contact Nedegaard. He will request
34* that he remove all building materials and debris and caution
35 him to be aware of property lines .
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37 Mayor Ranallo inquired if Mr. Reid was still interested in
38 contacting Nedegaard himself . Mr. Reid responded that he was .
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40 The City Council requested' the City Manager and the Public
41 Works Director to contact Nedegaard and request he clean up
42 the area.
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44 The City Manager noted that the disposal of fill and clay is
45 a problem for both St . Anthony and New.-Brighton. He has been
46 in contact with officials and staff. from New Brighton
47 regarding this matter.
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7 11 . ADJOURNMENT
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9 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at
10 9:25 p.m.
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18 Respectfully submitted,
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22 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary
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a7 Mayor Clarence Ranallo
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