01-07-2013 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 7, 2013 APPROVED 179 11. Letter of Support for HOME Grant Application—Dominium Project- 180 Economic Development Coordinator Divine recalled the Dominium proposal to develop 181 townhomes in the Legacy area. They will need several sources of income to make such a 182 project feasible. At the federal level, she reported that tax credits have been continued 183 and that improves the outlook for a project. Dominium also wants to apply through 184 Anoka County for a HOME grant before next week's deadline. They have requested a 185 letter of support from the city. She clarified that such a letter does not indicate any city 186 financial commitment to the project. The council discussed some of the elements of the 187 Dominium project. The mayor suggested that a resolution approved by the council would 188 be the most appropriate but since there isn't time to get one approved (the deadline is 189 prior to the next council meeting), he will review the details again and provide a signature 190 of support if possible. 191 192 Review Regular Agenda—The agenda was reviewed. 193 194 Annual Appointments—The council concurred to fill the blank positions as follows: 195 - Rob Rafferty, Vadnais Lakes Watershed District; 196 - Acting Mayor, Jeff O'Donnell; 197 - County Corrections Program, Jeff O'Donnell 198 - Joint Law Enforcement Council, Dale Stoesz 199 Regarding the designation of the legal newspaper, council members indicated that they 200 received a letter of interest from the Anoka Reporter. Administrator Karlson discussed 201 the paper and recommended against a change. The city clerk reviewed the statutory and 202 charter requirements for an official newspaper. The council concurred to stay with the 203 Quad Community Press after reviewing cost and delivery considerations. Carter Johnson 204 of the Quad Community Press was present and provided some information on how the 205 paper reaches citizens. 206 Mayor Reinert noted that one of the attorneys that has represented the city through the 207 Ratwik firm has broken off to another firm; he recommends that the city give the new 208 firm an opportunity to present a plan for their services. 209 210 There were no other changes to the regular Council agenda. 211 212 The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. 213 214 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 215 January 28, 2013. 216 217 1 218 I AA, 220 Julia e Bartell, Ci Cl- Je r 'e -rt, Mayor 221 5