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City Council Regular Meeting - 11/08/04 Minutes - Page 2 Councilmember Kough also expressed frustration that the fire equipment had been sold, and sought to have the sale of any future items brought to the attention of the City Council prior to sale (i.e., decorative flag pole for City Hall campus). Councilmember Schroeder defended City Manager Beets, noting that the City Council had been notified several times regarding the potential sale of the fire equipment, but the City Council had not taken action to prevent the sale. Mayor Klausing suggested that the Council hold a discussion at a future meeting regarding how to address sale of obsolete and/or excess equipment. Councilmember Schroeder requested that Consent Agenda Items 3.g entitled, "Approve Revised Agreements for Traffic Signals at Certain Locations;" 3.h entitled, "Adopt a Resolution Forgiving the Parks and Recreation Internal Loan;" 3.i entitled, "Approve Allina Contract to do First Responder EMT Training;" and 3.k entitled, "Approve a Contract to Provide Standby Medical Services during Youth Basketball Games;" be removed for discussion purposes. Citizen Al Sands requested that Consent Agenda Item 3.a entitled, "Approve Check Register," be removed for discussion purposes. The remainder of the Agenda was approved as amended, with the addition of Item 4.5 related to a petition from residents and businesses in the Oakcrest neighborhood. Public Comment about City Issues Public Comment Mayor Klausing called for public comment by members of the audience on any non-agenda items. A. Dan Stock, 2565 N Fry and Business Owner of Press Gym, 2560 N Fry Mr. Stock brought to the City Council's attention concerns of the neighborhood related to the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) intent to close the "cross-