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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 30, 1999 22 . lane. Councilmember Malone stated that he did not approve of this section of the road being only one lane. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she had attended the ground breaking ceremony for the school opening. She indicated that the turn out was tremendous and it was a good opportunity to welcome new teachers. Council member Aplikowski stated that she had spoken with Mr. Post regarding the vandalism heing experienced hy Mr. Bright. She had offered to visit with Mr. Bright in an attempt to make him feel more comfortable. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that it was time to begin the Special Events Committee. This committee will be in charge of the Town Hall meeting and the anniversary party planning, which may take as much as 18 months. She hoped to bring a list of committee members to the next City Council meeting. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she did not attend the last Operations Committee meeting. Mr. Post stated that at this meeting, the Committee members did a forced ranking of projects that the Committee felt would he appropriate to work on. The top priority was the Maintenance Facility. However, since the City Council has authorized the creation of a task force for this project, the Committee felt it prudent to focus on their second priority which was a water and sewer rate study. . Councilmember Rem stated that the Parks and Recreation Committee did not meet in August and the September meeting will include new Committee members. The Committee has discussed additional meetings to tour the City parks. It has been communicated to the Committee that the residents appreciate the improvements being done to the parks and feel the Parks and Recreation Department is doing a good joh. She noted that this fall will be a big soccer season. Councilmember Rem stated that the Northwest Youth and Family Services received its annual report which presented a break down of fund usage statistics through the month ofJuly. Arden Hills is ahead of other communities in terms of getting good use of funds. The agency was contacted by Senator Linda Runbeck regarding the possibility of expanding the program to the City of Blaine. She indicated that this request was a surprise to the agency, particularly that the request came from the Senator. Councilmember Rem stated that the Northwest Youth and Family Services will be sponsoring a plamled giving program heing held on September 16, 1999. The intent was for the Northwest Youth and Family Services to host the program with other non-profit organizations. Couneilmember Rem stated that she visited the City of Saint Paul last week and indicated that this City was trying to organize a Countywide Graffiti Task Force. The concern is that when things are targeted for graffiti, no one is sure who has the jurisdiction over the control of this problem and who cleans it up. .