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Council Minutes of 9/21/99 Finance Director Copfer: 1) On September 14, the $4,915,000 of note issuances sold at a '`''~ 4.2% interest rate for one year. This includes $300,000 of new monies deemed to be self- ~r supporting through Springvale and $4,615,000 of renewal notes. Z) Our 1999 annual information filing is in its final draft and will be filed Friday, September 24, with all the NRMSIR servers required under our bond covenants. We are required under our bond covenants to file with these record retention people so that anyone who wants information can go find it. 3) This evening she hand delivered to all of Council a notice for the fiscal year 1998 post-audit conference at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 23. This is not considered a public meeting, and all reports are confidential until they are publicly released in the future. Council will have notice of the release dates so that then they can be discussed. President Saringer reported that she was in receipt of a letter from Dennis McCafferty, who is the Olmsted Township Chief of Police. This is a letter of appreciation and thanks to the officers who assisted Olmsted Township in a critical incident regarding a stabbing that took place on an Amtrak train on August 26, 1999. Chief McCafferty said it was reassuring to know their sister cities place such a high caliber of professional courtesy in a time of desperate need. He respectfully requested that a copy of the letter be placed in the personnel files of the officers. Mrs. Kasler, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on September 14. Present were all members of Council, the Mayor and directors of Service and Finance. The following items were discussed: • Ordinance 99-85, which is an ordinance that authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement for engineering services for the design of the skateboard park. Councilman Miller had submitted several questions to the administration regarding the park, its location and liability and related safety issues. Having received responses to his questions, he withdrew his concerns as to the park's location and reiterated his continuing support of the facility in the appropriate location. Mrs. Kasler expressed a concern with regard to the safety of the activity in rendering her vote and also with regard to the liability issues. Deferring to the judgment of people who have researched the park, the ordinance was approved and recommended unanimously. • Ordinance 99-124, which was not discussed at the Mayor's request. He asked for time to provide more information to Council. At that meeting, it was decided that the ordinance, which is the ordinance authorizing the Mayor to contract for the design of Springvale ADA, would go ahead on second reading but would not move to third reading until such time as a committee meeting was held to address it. 2) With regard to the Recreation Commission, a report on the most recent meeting will be given at the next Council meeting. 3) On behalf of herself and City Council, Mrs. Kasler extended condolences to the family of Pat Scott, who was along-time city employee, Recreation Department employee, secretary to the Recreation Commission and a friend to many people in the city. 3