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<br />1 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />Apr;'l 17, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 11 <br /> <br />they will receive an overview from the City Manager; be addressed <br />by the Mayor at 7:15 p.m.; and will be officially introduced at <br />the Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Public and non-public junior <br />high students will be .here on May 12, 1987, with elementary stu- <br />dents following the same schedule on May 26, 1987. <br /> <br />Benke understands the Open House begins at 3:00 p.m. with an offi- <br />cial dedication at 5:00 p.m. on May 12, 1987. <br /> <br />Brandt announced she attended Mei Wah's open house and encouraged <br />all to dine at the new restaurant. <br /> <br />Mei Wah <br />Open <br /> <br />Williams announced the Ramsey County League of Local Governments <br />would be touring the Newport waste' disposal plant on April 23, <br />1987; and encouraged all councilmembers to attend all meetings, as <br />they are very informative and educational. <br /> <br />RCLLG <br /> <br />Benke announced. last week the House Judiciary Committee adopted <br />Representative Dan Knuth's court consolidation bill that Sinda and <br />LeFevere have been working on; prior to passage, staff and Mayors <br />had met with Diane Ahrens, Chairperson of the Ramsey County Com- <br />missioners. <br /> <br />Court Consoli <br />dation <br />Update <br /> <br />Benke added that the County Board refused to agree to any defini- <br />tion of permanency for a two-court arrangement and, at the last <br />moment, said they wanted to stay with four courts. <br /> <br />Subsequently, a news article says the Chairperson of the Board is <br />dismayed and upset and the County is now going to seek Senate <br />action to overturn House action. <br /> <br />Benke will keep council advised on future developments. <br /> <br />Locke stated the Star City signs are scheduled to be installed on <br />April 27, 1987; Benke suggested the installation be rescheduled <br />for May 12, 1987, because most of the council will be at city hall <br />for the Open House. Benke also asked that a sign be placed on <br />Highway 88, in addition to the four freeway locations. <br /> <br />Star City <br />Signs <br /> <br />As Williams recently talked to Ramsey County Commissioner Don <br />Salverda about the design of city entrance signs, he asked if any- <br />one from the County had contacted staff regarding our signs; <br />Proper had not heard anything. Benke suggested asking Salverda to <br />attend the May 12, 1987, council meeting to address several County <br />issues, including the signs. <br /> <br />City Entrance <br />Signs <br />