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City Council Minutes
June 27, 2001
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gehrz at 7 p.m.
PRESENT: Gehrz, Lamb, Lindstrom, Talbot. Also present was Heather Worthington,
City Administrator, Pat Phillips, Deputy Clerk
ABSENT: Kuettel
COMMUNITY FORUM: There was no one present wishing to speak.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of June 13, 2001 were approved.
CONSENT AGENDA
Councilmember Talbot moved to approve the following consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously:
General disbursements and payroll
Licenses
POLICY AGENDA
Establishment of a business subsidy policy for the City of Falcon Heights
Administrator Worthington said the city must have a business subsidy policy in place in order for the city to leverage state grants and other subsidies for redevelopment projects such
as the SE Corner Redevelopment. A resolution would have to be adopted and filed with the Department of Trade and Economic Development. After brief questions, councilmember Lamb made
a motion to adopt Resolution 01-14 establishing a policy for considering business subsidies in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Sec.116.994. The motion passed unanimously.
ADDENDUM
Report on preliminary 2000 Census figures
Administrator Worthington presented a report, via slide presentation, of the preliminary 2000 Census figures for Falcon Heights. She said additional information will be forthcoming
from the U.S. Census Bureau later this summer with updates given throughout the rest of the year.
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2001 Budget Goal Update
Administrator Worthington gave an update on the 2001 budget goals set by the council during their budgeting session last year. A report was included which outlined specific goals met
in the first six months of 2001.
REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
Councilmember Talbot said he had attended the League of MN Cities conference and
the theme was "E-Government". He said the city would be moving forward with web services to its citizens.
Mayor Gehrz reported on a couple of changes from the legislature that she received at the League conference. The first was the repeal of the law empowering city councilmembers to act
as peace officers to suppress riotous or disorderly conduct. The law goes into effect August 1st. The second change was the law pertaining to potlucks so the city will be able to
have home baked cakes at the Ice Cream Socials again.
INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Lindstrom reminded everyone of the upcoming Ice Cream Social on July 26th beginning at 6 p.m.
Mayor Gehrz said the University is considering several sites for the Bell Museum, two of which are in Falcon Heights. One is on the southwest corner of Cleveland and Larpenteur and
the other is off Cleveland Avenue near the student parking lot inside the campus. A meeting will be set up with interested residents and the current director of Bell Museum as well
as other university officials to further discuss this possibility of relocation.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Pat Phillips
Deputy Clerk