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1994 Winter CITYOFFRIDLEY Winter Newsletter 1994 - 95 No. 85 ABRAM MCCORMACK FRIDLEY ELEc'noN ' 94 Ow Ward Councilmembers Reelected n January 9th councilmembers Steve Billings from Ward 1, Dennis Schneider from Ward 2, and Ann Bolkcom from Ward 3 will be sworn in to serve four year terms. Because of a City Charter change this is the first time in Fridley history that all ward councilmembers were up for reelection at the same time. The Charter change eliminated off-year elections when only a couple hundred people voted. The goal was met with nearly 9,000 people voting in the three contests this year. Billings was reelected to his third term in Ward 1. � Schneider was reelected to his 7th term in Ward 2. In Ward 3, Ann Bolkcom was reelected to her first full term. She was elected in a special election in 1994 to complete the position - previously held by Ed Fitzpatrick who resigned for health reasons. HISTORY OFFRMLEY The early years. Fridley's recorded history didn't start when it became a village in 1949 or even when it became an official Minnesota city in 1959. Fridley's modern history started long before anyone dreamed of the places called � Fridley,Minnesota,or even the United States. { ;# 1680 Father Louis Hennepin,a Franciscan Monk,and two i' companions become the first men of European descent to come through Anoka County. . ,,. 1774 What is now Fridley was included in an area that was m made part of the province of Quebec. � 1776 Revolutionary War ends,creating the U.S.A. 1783 The Treaty ofPeace fixed the United States-Canadian border. 1994 was a good year for the City of Fridley. Riverview 1787 Fridley is included in the NorthwestTerritory,Illinois Heights park,shown above, officially opened. It is a 12 acre park with trails and a terrific view of the Mississippi River. Territory in 1809, Michigan Territory in 1818, A new warming house and picnic shelter opened in Commons Wisconsin Territory in 1836. Park. 1810 John Banfill born on February 10 in Topsham, Numerous businesses including Onan, Slumberland, Vermont. Murphy, Eco Finishing, and others either moved to Fridley 1818 May 1, 1818 Abram Fridley born at Painted Post, or improved their facility. This increased the industrial tax Steuben County,New York. base by about $20 million. Residential construction and improvement was good too, totaling about $5 million. See Fridley History continued on page 6 2 CITY OF FRIDLEY WINTER 1994 / 1995 1995 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING SET ASSESSOR'SA public hearing to approve the City ofFridley 1995 Recommended Budget has been set for Wednesday,December 7 at 7:30pm in the Municipal Center City Council CORNER Chambers. It will also be shown live on FMTV cable Channel 31. At this meeting the City Manager will present a budget overview and explain by Leon Madsen Fridley's financial picture. Before approving a budget,the City Council will listen ARE THEY TAXES OR to citizen comments. A reconvened hearing, if needed, is scheduled for Monday, December 19 at 7:30pm at the Municipal Center. AREN'TTHEY?? The Truth in Taxation law,requires cities to hold this public budget hearing for property taxes payable in the year 1995. Because the dates for this hearing cannot When you receive your property tax conflict with the public hearing dates set by the county, metropolitan agencies, or statement,in early 1995,you will notice school districts,Fridley was forced to choose a time other than a regular City Council a couple of entries that are NOT specifi- meeting. cally property taxes. These are the Solid Waste Management Charge and Special Other taxing districts held or will hold their hearings on the following dates: Assessments. Taxing District Hearing Date_ The Solid Waste Management Charge School District#11 November 29 appears on all property tax statements. School District#13 November 29 It first appeared on 1994 statements School District#16 November 29 accompanied by a flyer fully explaining Metropolitan agencies December 5 School District#14 December 6 the charge. The fee is used by Anoka AnokaCounty December 13 County for county widesolid waste I management programs designed to pro- In November Anoka County sent out the Truth in Taxation letters notifying all teat the environment. Some of the Property owners of proposed 1995 tax levy amounts for City, County, School, and programs are for waste to energy con- Special Districts. The proposed levy amount shown for Fridley cannot increase but version,household hazardous waste col- may decrease based on the actions taken by Council at the formal budget hearing on lection, and waste reduction. For addi- December 7, tional information or a copy of the flyer, Final property tax statements will be mailed in early 1995. They are expected call Anoka County at 323-5735. to show that only about 13.8 cents of every residential property tax dollar collected Special Assessments pay for im- will go for city services. This is a comparable figure to last year. This small provements such as new streets and Percentage goes for maintaining and plowing 125 miles of streets,police protection curbing, stonn sewer systems to carry and prevention including the neighborhood Crime Watch,fire protection from 3 fire away storm water runoff, or for lines stations, recreation programs for families and seniors, and access to 37 City parks. and hookups to the City water or sani- If you have any questions about the 1995 Recommended Budget or the Truth in tary sewer system. Payment for these Taxation process, contact Paul Hansen, Staff Accountant at 572-35:22. improvements is due at the time they are installed. The City, however, has a deferred payment plan allowing the cost to t spread over 10 to ty years . ThPUBLIC VV ORIS EMPLOYEES HONORED reduc- ing the burden on property owners. The � bill for the annual payment of these balances is piggybacked on the tax state- en Holmstrom received the Award of Merit for his courteous dealings with ment as an economical means of billing Kcitizens,his efficient use of the personnel,and for keeping the equipment under and collection. Many owners will not his supervision in working order. Ken has worked at the City since 1975 and has been see an amount in this space, either be- the Street Division Supervisor since 1992. The award was presented by the American cause the assessment is fully paid or the Public Works Association. improvement has not yet been assessed im Saefkc received the Management and Employees Award for his work on the or installed. Ci interconnect water line between New Brighton and Fridley. Jim supervises the For more information about assess- Fridley Water Division and works extensively with personnel from New Brighton to ments,call the Fridley Assessor's office make sure water flows freely to Fridley residents. The award was presented by the at 572-3536. American Waterworks Association. WINTER 1994 / 1995 CITY OF FRIDLEY 3 UTILITY COSTS TO RISE SUCCESS GREETS by Steve Billings,Councilmember Ward 1 RENTAL COALITION Over the years,many of our residents have been part of our changing environment. Our long term residents recall when sewage was handled through cesspools that weret has been a year since the Property easily maintained by simply pumping them and depositing the waste as fertilizer on ][Managers Coalition was started. A farmlands. As the years have passed,so have the environmental quality laws which now group of property owners and managers focus on protecting the quality of our water by properly treating our wastes. As concerns wanted to get control of their investments arise about chemicals being discovered in our rivers and groundwater, legislation is and to create safer neighborhoods to en- enacted requiring that pollutants be removed from wastewater prior to the treated water tice renters to their properties. They also reentering both the rivers or groundwater. Since 1969 the State Legislature required that wanted to improve communication with all metropolitan sanitary waste systems be acquired by the Metropolitan Waste Control other property owners and Fridley offi- Commission(MWCC)for centralized processing. Since that time MWCC costs have cials. become the single largest expense to our sanitary sewer operation rising significantly The Coalition and monthly meetings over the past years. The increase is a result of both the increasing level of water quality are open to any Fridley resident but is requirements and a significant increase in waste water generated by residents. most useful to people with rental prop- As waste disposal cost have risen over the years,our utility rates have not kept the erty, even if it is only a single family same pace. Because sewage disposal expenses have out paced revenues, money home. The meetings are held at the Frid- generated from water billings has been used to subsidize the sewer operation. This trend ley Municipal Center and alternate every has now come to an end because of the diminishing funds available for this type of other month between afternoon and subsidy. evening. The programs offer helpful tips In a recent survey conducted by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission,the about the proper way to write contracts, City of Fridley has one of the lowest sewage disposal costs of 104 cities surveyed. collect deposits,screenrenters,and other Sewage disposal costs charged to Fridley by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commis- useful topics. sion have increased by approximately$2,000,000 or 184%since 1986. The City has Fridley has 4,000 rental units ranging responded by covering a majority increases from accumulated reserves and not by rate from single family homes to large com- increases. plexes with about 300 people managing The graph FRIDLEY SEWAGE DISPOSAL COSTS property. By collaborating with one an- shows how the ex- Cn 3.5 other,members of the Coalition are get- C4penses have out3 ting quality new renters while keeping pacedtherevenues -5 2.5their good residents. generating an in- q The Coalition offers a free referral creasing level of o 2- service for Fridley rental property. For annual operating z 1.5 rental information or if you have rental loss. 0 1 property available in Fridley,call Carolee a The municipal 0.5- Zinter at 574-1077. water bill is also To be placed on the mailing list for the on the increase. 0 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 monthly meetings,call Angie Fleming at Over the years we 785-2500. have seen our wa- ter sales fall as the ®Revenues ®Expenses summer climate has changed. During dry years the Water Utility Fund generates more revenues because more water is needed for lawns. When summers become wetter and cooler like we have PROJECT BOOKSHELF been experiencing,the revenues decreased considerably as water sales fell. ew, unwrapped books for infants Unlike the sewer operation, Fridley has more control over the expenses incurred Nthrough high schoolers will be col- generating water. Over the years water production costs have remained fairly stable but lected by the Anoka County library lo- labor,utility,and chemical costs have increased. cated at 410 Mississippi Street. Books to Like the sewer rates,Fridley has water rates which are also among the lowest in the those who might not normally receive a metro area. These rates too will be impacted by legislation dealing with water quality and book during the holiday season. Books water conservation. In recent years water policies have changed to encourage conserva- will be accepted until December 11th. tion instead of overuse of the resource. 4 CITY OF FRIDLEY WINTER 1994 / 1995 JUNK 1V 1 A l l ' RECYCLED CURBSIDE GET THE SCOOP ON a Because you asked for it,junk mail,office paper,and thin catalogs can now WINTER RULES be placed in your Fridley curbside recycling. Any mail which comes into your mailbox,except samples and brown or PARKING:COOPERATION NEEDED TO manila envelopes can be bagged or boxed together with magazines, office CLEAR STREETS paper,and catalogs. Because these items are made of similar paper types there is no need to sort and keep-them separate. For emergency vehicles and normal traffic to drive safely,streets must be plowed. The City does Specifically,the following items can be bagged or boxed together: not want to tag and tow cars illegally parked during ib first class mail, winter snow removal,but will to maintain properly ib advertising mail, J�P plowed thoroughfares. ib magazines, ib any glossy paper, �� A city ordinance specifies that for 24 hours a lb thin catalogs less than 3/4 of an inch thick, dayfromNovember lsttoMay lst,vehiclesmust ib white or light colored paper including typing and computer paper, not impede the plowing or removal of snow or ib all white and light colored envelopes including labels and window ice. envelopes. Snow plowing and sanding begin when driving Newspapers are still recyclable, but should be bagged separately. All conditions become poor or at the end of a snow flyers which come with the newspaper should be recycled with the storm. Even if plowing begins in the wee hours of the newspapers. Brown bags should also be bagged with newspapers. morning, residents are responsible for removing parked vehicles from City streets. No specific Besides mail and newspapers, cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum cans, amount of snow must fall nor does a snow emer- and metal food cans may also placed in curbside recycling. gency have to be declared. For more information,call Lisa Campbell,Fridley Recycling Coordinator For more information about the City's plowing at 572-3594. policy,call the Police Department at 572-3629 and request the snow bird fact sheet. ' PLOWING PROCEDURE ®e Main collector roads are cleared first. Drivers ifs then start plowing the 10 City districts. Each district 0has four starting points with plowing starting in a different one on successive snowfalls. After the { fourth snowfall of the season,plowing again starts at starting point 1. P. Intersections,curves,hills,and streets with high + traffic volumes are sanded as needed. PLOW DAMAGE ' Z.: Fridley does not assume damage to obstacles in the road right ofway such as landscaping or sprinkling heads. Mailboxes are repaired only if the plow makes direct contact with it. Sometimes snow from the plow dislodges the box from the post or bends a weak post. Regrettably lawns are sometimes cut up. They will befixed in the spring.To report any plow damage, call 572-3566. PRIVATE PROPERTY SNOW REMOVAL 48 pints of blood were collected during the 7th Annual Halloween Whenremoving snow and ice from driveways and Bloodmobile. The event was sponsored by public access cable sidewalks, whether you do it or hire someone to channels FMTV 31, ETC 33 and Paragon 34. Shown is Deputy remove the snow,make sure that it is not placed on the Director of Public Safety, Gary Lenzmeier volunteering to give roadway,city sidewalk,oron adjacent property. Fail- another pint next year. The event was shown live and will be ure to comply with this City ordinance could result in replayed throughout the year. a misdemeanor charge. WINTER 1994 Z 1995 CITY OF FRIDLEY 5 FMTV CHANNEL 31 RECREATION & SENIOR GETS 2 THUmBS Up HOTLINE by Rachel Roth,Video Intern In October, we surveyed all residents who regularly receive the PART TIME JOBS FMTV 31 program guide to determine if the guide was helpful and The Fridley Recreation&Natural Resource Depart- what people watched on our government access channel. Of the 90 ment currently has openings for the following positions: surveys sent out,28 surveys or 31%were returned. This is a good $ RinkSupervisors response rate for this type of survey. $ Youth Instructors Here is what we found: 65%ofrespondents watch FMTV31 once $ Basketball Scorekeepers a week or more. Nearly half(46%)said they watch the Community $ After-School Instructors&Supervisors Bulletin Board once a week or more. Just under half said that they Applications are available at the Recreation office attended an event after seeing it advertised on the Bulletin Board. located in the Fridley Municipal Center,6431 University Generally, those surveyed watch Avenue. FMTV 31 more often in the evening, probably because more than half of VOLUNTEER ATSPRINGBROOK h brook them are watching the city council NATURE CENTER meetings live. Springbrook Nature Center needs volunteers to assist Call on the Council and Council with programs, special events, and general park mainte- Review, original FMTV 31 program- nance. Anyone 12 years old and up can call 784-3854. 3- ming, is watched by 50% of those Springbrook is located at 100- 85th Avenue. Park hours surveyed. 65%of responding view- are sunrise to 9pm. Building hours are 9am to 9pm seven ers,however,did not realize that the days a week. programs are live to allow anyone to call and ask the council questions. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE According to a survey of cable TV subscribers,done in February Scholarships for Fridley youth in grades 5 to 8 who 1994 by Nortel Cable(now Paragon),53 of 189 or 28%of randomly meet income guidelines may be applied toward the fee for selected respondents said they watch FMTV 31 at least once a week. any activity sponsored by the Fridley Recreation Depart- This rating places FMTV 31 second only to Twin Cities Regional ment or Community Education, Columbia Heights Rec- Channel 6 for access channels. reation or Community Education, and Spring Lake Park Overall, those who returned the surveys found the FMTV 31 Recreation or Community Education. This is a great program guide helpful. One respondent said,"I like the FMTV 31 opportunity to get your children involved in supervised program schedule! Lots of info on one sheet of paper.Well Done!" recreation and enrichment programs. To apply call the Other city subjects that viewers requested to see developed into Fridley Recreation office,572-3570. Recipients must be program format included:Fire department issues,announcements of Fridley residents. activities and opportunities for the disabled,and public works poli- SENIOR NEWSLETTER cies. One respondent said,"I enjoy FMTV 31 in every aspect. ..it is a great opportunity to follow community issues." The monthly Fridley SeniorNews- letter is now Free! This eight Ifyou have questions or would like to receive an FMTV 31 program page newsletter printed in eas- guide call 572-3501. ily read type will be mailed to your house simply by calling SAFETY CAMP 1995 571-1304. � M w HANDIWORKS NEEDS Z ~ ave June 27th and 28th for a two day safety camp for 8 and SHOVELERS&OTHERS O� G�� 9 year olds. The camp will teach over 100 children how to reduce accidents and how to cope in emergency situations. Workers are needed to help Children will be taught safety in the areas offire,bike, seniors and disabled persons. Hours strangers,water,electricity,drug abuse prevention, �� n are flexible and work includes clearing snow and other wheelchair awareness,and more. work. Pay is$7.50 an hour and candidates should be 16 For more information or how to contribute to years old to senior citizens. Call Colleen at 571-1304 the learning experience,call Liz Chevalier,Fridley from Sam to noon for more information. Crime Prevention Specialist at 572-3626. L 6 CITY OF FRIDLEY WINTER 1994 11995 City Calendar - Winter 1994 / 1995 History continued from page 1 1837 Two Indian treaties are signed Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturda which affect tribes living in what For the convenience and safety of all Fridley 1 2 Recycle 3 is now Fridley. residents, please do not park on the streets Area 1-North 1844 The Red River Ox Cart Trail when they need plowing. See article on page of Miss. St. passes through Fridley,on what 4 5 6 7 8 9 Recycle 10 will someday become East River ..� CC A HRA Road. Furs came south from Cd1OnThe Area 2-South PR Cmwd7pm CH 31 of Miss. St. Pembina NorthDakota.All sorts Recycle of supplies come north, from 11 12 13 14 15 16 Y 17 flour to pianos. Up to 200 ox PL Area 1-North of Miss. St. carts often travelled together. 18 19 CC 20 EQE 21 22 23 Recycle 24 They used the trail until 1857. 1847 JohnBanfillmadeclaim, A Area 2-South bet:om- of Miss. St. I ing first settler and proprietor of 25 26 Christmas 27 28 29 30 31 an area which now includes the D!y Holiday PL cities of Fridley, Spring Lake C1 Park,parts of Columbia Heights and Coon Rapids. At that time this areawas callcdManomin,an Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Indian word meaning wild rice. 1 2 New 3 4 5 6 Recycle 7 1849 Henry Rice, for whom Rice Year Area 1 North Creek was named settled here C� Holiday of Miss. St. afteracquiringa lotofland,most r` 8 9 CC 10 11 PL 12 H R 13 Recycle 14 of it for$1.25 an acre or less and Call OnThe Area 2-South sometimes with "Whiskey —il,LIVE 7pm , PR CCH 31 572-3501 HRA of Miss. St. Script". 15 16 Martin 17 A 18 19 20 Recycle 21 _ Minnesota became a United Luther KingArea 1-North Holiday EQE of Miss. St. States territory. Banfill Tavern built by John Cd 22 23CC 24 25 PL Area 26 Recycle 28 Banfill,a territorial senator and Area 2-South CTv of Miss. St. Minnesota's first State Auditor. 29 30 31 1851 Abram M. Fridley, for whom CC CODE31 Fridley was named, settled in CH Manomin. TRAVELER Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturda or an inexpensive door to door ride, 1 PL 2 HR 3 Recycle 4 Fin Anoka County, call the Anoka Area 1-North County Traveler dial-a-ride van at of Miss. St. 645-8883. Hours are 6am to l 1pm. ., 5 6PR 7 A 8 9 HRA 10 Recycle 11 Standing orders coli o„The Area 2-South �� Council,LIVE 7pm are available. ANOKA COUNTY CH 31 572-3501 of Miss. St. Cd 12 13 CC 14 15 PL 16 17 Recycle 18 Calendar Code Area 1-North A -Appeals Commission of Miss. St. 'i0 19 20 21 A 22 23 24 Recycle 25 CC -City Council 0 Presidents EQ E Area 2-South CH -Charter Commission Da' of Miss. St. +� C_01V -Cable TV Commission C 26 27 CC 28 EQE -Environmental Quality & Energy CH HR -Human Resources Commission The City Council meets at7:30pminthe Municipal Center located at6431University AvenueNE.The public is welcome. The Cable,Charter,and Park&Recreation Commissions meet at 7pm.Hearing impaired persons HRA -Housing & Redevelopment Authorit planning to attend public meetings who need an interpreter,or others with disabil itieswho require auxiliary aids, PL -Planning Commission should contact the City Manager's Office at 572-3500 ten days before the meeting. The Municipal Center is accessible to disabled people. 1"T� R -Parks & Recreation Commission WINTER 1994 11995 CITY OF FRIDLEY 7 FRIDLEY AT THE CRoss RoADs By Dennis Schneider, Councilmember Investing dollars now to selectively seen this happen in our neighboring cit- Ward 2 buy and remove or restore problem ies. Let's learn from their experience. The next few years will determine buildings could have an immediate,posi- We all want to see the investments the future of our city. Like most other tive impact on neighborhoods. Making we've made in our homes and our com- first-ring metro communities we're be- low-interest loans and grants available munity grow. So does the city; the ing faced with problems that don't have to less-troubled buildings could help city's property tax revenues—the money simple solutions. We can sit and wait turn them around before they become a used to operate the city —is based on and study while the problems grow, as crisis. How much will it cost us later if property valuation. If valuation drops, Brooklyn Park and Columbia Heights we don't act now? so do city tax revenues. If we act now did. Or we can learn from their experi- COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT to prevent the decline, we all win: ence and take positive action now to + Our home values will stabilize or keep Fridley the good place it is. In some areas of our city, we find small, older commercial buildings in grow WE'RE AT THE CROSS ROADS. disrepair. Often they're inappropriately + The city's property tax revenue + One road is easier;it's the wait and located near residential uses. These will grow due to this increased see, but do nothing road. It's the buildings were built before we had our valuation road to INACTION. present zoning codes. By purchasing + Our sense of security will be re- + The other road is riskier and more these properties when they become avail- stored costly in the near-term,but leads to able, and then reselling the land for + We'll continue to be proud of our ACTION to help save our neigh- residential development, we'll enhance neighborhoods and community borhoods from decay. these residential neighborhoods. How much will it cost if we wait until these These long term goals won't happen HOUSINGmuch become true eye sores or are overnight. The increases in valuation Some of our housing is old and in abandoned? compared to inaction will help pay back disrepair. Most of us have pride in our the money we invest over the years. CRIME AND FEAR homes and maintain them. But some Fortunately,thanks to years of care- people don't! Some are absentee land- We have to feel safe and secure in our ful financial management,Fridley has a lords; others face financial constraints; neighborhoods. Clearly that's a top reasonable reserve of funds—money some,perhaps,just don't care. Deterio- priority. Fortunately, we are aggres- we've saved, much like a savings ac- rating housing is like the rotten apple— sivelygoing down the action road! We've count. It's time to make a withdrawal; soon the whole barrel is bad. added three sworn officers this pastyear. time to invest some of this money now Investing a few dollars now for We added a youth outreach worker to to pave the way for future returns and to stricter code enforcement; to buy and Work with our kids before they get in protect our future; it's time to start remove unsafe, dilapidated homes; and trouble. We've reinvigorated our Neigh- down the road to ACTION. to provide low-interest home fix-up loans borhood Crime Watch program by adding FRIDLEY IS A GREAT PLACE TO or grants could help save an entire neigh- new staff. We've dedicated an officer to borhood. How much will it cost later if Fork with and in our schools. Ourpolice LIVE AND WORK we don't act now? are even conducting customer satisfac- I want to keep it that way. I want to tion surveys! continue to be proud of Fridley. It's APARTMENTStion can't stop here. Wemustcontinue going to take some tough decisions, Substandard apartments can be the start to explore all possible avenues to make some risks, and yes, some money to of a spiral leading to neighborhood de- our community safer and to restore the address these issues. But we have to do cay. As buildings become less desirable, sense of security we once enjoyed. If it to keep Fridley the great place it now rents go down and vacancies increase. folks begin to leave town because offear, is. That's what I intend to focus on over Managers under pressure from owners to everyone loses. the next few years. fill the vacancies,don't screen potential HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT? What do you think? Your input is tenants. Gangmembersorcriminalsmay important as we address these critical move in. Soon the building represents We don't have to raise taxes to go issues. I'd like to hear from you regard- both a building code problem--and a BIG down the action road! ing our future. Please call me with your neighborhood problem. If we do nothing we'll all pay dearly thoughts and ideas at 571-7059,or write Recently; we've passed a stringent in many ways: our homes will be worth to me at 6190 Stinson Boulevard, rental code coupled with stepped up less;crime and fear of crime will grow; Fridley,MN 55432. rental inspections. But we need to do our neighborhoods may decay. We've more! 8 CITY OF FRIDLEY WINTER 1994 11995 PREPARING FOR WINTER STORMS a c become stranded in my home? In this day and age?Neverl Unfortunately, it can happen. For the upcoming winter storm season be careful and remember: an ounce of prevention lu ui e ��F will make getting caught in a storm less traumatic and a lot safer. �,� t , PREVENTION TACTICS Store food that can be eaten without cooking. ' Keep battery poweredradio,flashlights,and clock in working xF order. ' k Store candles and matches in case of a power outage. Keep fire extinguishers on hand and know how to use them. Ifyou have special prescription medications,don't wait until the medicine is gone before having it refilled. McGruff practices his jump shot during National Night Make a survival kit for your car:include candles,matches, Out activities. The Fridley Police Department is trying to quick energy food, knife, a coffee can of sand, and get youth more involved in Crime prevention and violence blankets. prevention. Ways to reduce violence include:Turning off violent TV,video,and music program and solving arguments IF STRANDED IN HOME,CABIN OR CAR without violence by thinking before acting, being open to * Conserve fuel by keeping your home cooler than usual. compromise, accepting others for who they are, and using a third party to mediate differences. When using kerosene heaters or running the car have adequate ventilation to avoid buildup of toxic fumes. GIVE A GIFT If power is off or if you don't have a heat source,close offmhe Fridley Chamber of Commerce is collecting new toys, unneeded rooms. mittens, scarfs, gloves, non perishable food, or money to buy Keep your body replenished with fluids to prevent food for children and parents served by Southern Anoka Community dehydration. Assistance (SACA). Donations for food will be accepted until j k If you are stranded outside,do not eat snow, it will lower December 13 and gifts until December 18. Don't forget the older your body temperature. Melt it first. children-up to 17 years old. # For more information call the Anoka County Red Cross at 785- Contact the Chamber office 571-9781 or John Keninger 571-4112 if you can help. Drop donations at: Fridley Chamber 1557 or Rosie Griep in the Fridley Police Department 572-3638. office,6401 University Avenue NE Suite 102,or SACA,627-38th ' Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, 789-0335. J FF-\ Ci of FridleFDyCAR-RT-SORT Winter Newsletter 6431 University Avenue NE. BULK RATE Fridley,Mayor..................................................William J.Nee FriY, MN 55432 U.S. POSTAGEPAID Councilmember-at-large......................Nancy J.Jorgenson 571-3450 Minneapolis, MN j Councilmember 1st Ward....................Steven E.Billings Permit No.2886 j Councilmember 2nd Ward ..................Dennis L. Schneider Councilmember 3rd Ward...................Ann A. Bolkcom V City Manager.......................................William W.Burns l Editor...................................................Jim Froehle t CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY CUSTOMER Administrative Offices/Municipal Center.......... 571-3450 POSTAL � Office hours: Sam to 5pm,Monday-Friday. 24 Hour Recreation Hotline................................ 571-9397 ; TDD.................................................................... 572-3534 Liquor Store........................................................ 571-3480 II��CC��----,, r Police 24 Hours-Non-Emergency) ...... 572-3629 PRINTED USING SOY BASED INK ON 100%RECYCLED PAPER # FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY... 911 CONTAINING 15% POST CONSUMER WASTE t