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City Manager's Report Friday, September 3,2004 Page 3 of 6 � reduce the levy increase; it means our water rates won't have to in- crease as r��,� 1�Z �—� �7 � �. �L�-- -�,.�� ..� �.,� �,�� 7� �� . The Fire Department is seeking bids from any member of the pub- �, � lic to purchase a 1949 fire truck. This vehicle was taken out of ser- � , vice many many years ago, has been in inadequate make-shift stor- � age for the last few years, and needs mechanical work. In addition to a published legal notice regarding the bidding process, we are sending individual notice to each retired firefighter informing them � of this opportunity to acquire, care for, and store this old piece of - � fire a�parat��_ . ��_� �_ _ ��_ _ _ f ,�� •�'k��Fe � i 1J �c a�ri�f �-11 IVi em�ry al ��rri o n� r�ir� 9 t� 9;�{� �_rn _�� the flag pole in Central Park by the Lexington parking lot. The names of the hundreds of fire, police and EMS members who lost their lives in the Twin Towers will not be read. Instead there will be short remarks from fire, police and EMS representatives. (We will post this event in case you attend.) � Lenora Chu is leaving the Pioneer Press and will be replaced by Steve Scott, sscott@pioneerpress.com�51-228-5526. Steve has 20 plus year of experience at the Pioneer Press. � Ramsey County is sponsoring a series of public meetings to discuss an "a11- hazard" emergency mitigation plan for the county. (See the Notice attached.) As you will see in the Notice, the Wednesday, September 27`h meeting is at the OVAL in Roseville. Representatives from Roseville Police and Fire have been working on this Plan with Ram- sey County Emergency Management as well as their counterparts in other Ramsey cities. If you are interested in steps that are being taken throughout the county to prevent or lessen the impact of tor- nadoes, terrorists, utility outages or other types of emergencies, this program would be a good overview. .ti�- � �. �k ' 'r�*`. �;.• : - �