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P27 <br />CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION June 25, 2012 <br />DRAFT <br />46 on those discussions. The builders are honest in explaining that they are following <br />47 rooftops and traffic and he can see that the areas of the metro that have jobs are growing <br />48 areas. The mayor suggested that the council is interested in following the city's economic <br />49 development planning and he recommends that a special meeting be held each month to <br />50 discuss that topic and specifically to put together goals and how to work for them. He'd <br />51 like to see information brought forward on the following: <br />52 What does an average new home bring in for the city? <br />53 What's the impact of commercial /industrial development? <br />54 Types of housing that are being built. <br />55 <br />56 Regarding the Legacy development area, Mayor Reinert suggested that staff meet with <br />57 Anoka County with the goal of forming options and look for opportunities to get things <br />58 going. Mr. Rolek pointed out information he distributed that indicates how the city is <br />59 financing the Legacy costs and noted that it could continue through 2015. <br />60 <br />61 The council moved back to the budget discussion. At the request of a council member, <br />62 Mr. Rolek noted that the contingency budgeted for 2012 is $75,000, none of which has <br />63 been used. Council Member Roeser offered a suggestion to continue to look for third <br />64 parties to perform services (such as Jani King). Mr. Karlson noted that area city <br />65 administrators are meeting regularly to discuss collaboration efforts, including in such <br />66 areas as water utilities and building inspections. Council Member Roeser remarked that <br />67 the storm water utility may be a discussion that merits a revisit. Council Member Stoesz <br />68 suggested that the city should be investing more in information technology as a way to <br />69 greater efficiency; he would at least like to see IT as a separate line item in the budget. <br />70 <br />71 The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. <br />72 <br />73 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on <br />74 July 9, 2012. <br />75 <br />76 <br />77 <br />78 <br />79 Julianne Bartell, City Clerk Jeff Reinert, Mayor <br />80 <br />2 <br />