03-25-09 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA MARCH 25, 2009 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 25th day of March, 2009 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Litfle Canada Road in said City. Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. Bill Blesener Council Member Ms. Shelly Boss Council Member Mr. John Keis Council Member Mr. Mike McGraw Council Member Mr. Rick Montour ALSO PRESENT: City Adminish•ator Mr. Joel R. Hanson City Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer 2009 GOALS/ The purpose of this evening's workshop meeting is to review action ACTION plans drafted by the City Administrator to achieve 2009 Goals. The PLANS City Administrator noted that he combined two of the goals developed at the Goal Setting Session, those being Streetscape Plan and Central Little Canada Road Corridor Study. The Council was in agreement with that combination. The Adminisri•ator also noted that the goal "Evaluate short- term assessment policy revision to take advantage of lower street assessment costs" has been completed. The first action plan reviewed related to the goal "Focus on Redevelopment". The Administrator noted that Sherman Associates is requesting a rebate of TIF guarantees, and Ehlers & Associates is currently analyzing that request. The Administrator then reviewed his August 7, 2007 report on various redevelopment considerations, noting that redevelopment opportunities are at somewhat of a standstill due to the economy. The Administrator then reviewed the proposed action plan. The Council was in agreement that given the economy, redevelopment opportunities were difficult at this time. Montour suggested that more focus should be directed at filling empty store fronts rather than on new development. The Council's consensus was that the action plan as submitted was appropriate at this time.