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Impartial Decision-Makers <br />❑Continental Property v. City of Minneapolis (2011): <br />•Developer proposed a mixed use tower near Loring Park in Minneapolis <br />•Conditional use permit and variances are needed <br />•City staff and the Planning Commission recommend denial <br />•City Council denies the applications on 13-0 vote <br />•The developer sues the City, claiming that its due process rights were violated. <br />This was primarily relying on the conduct of a Council Member who was clearly <br />involved an effort not only to assist to organize and mobilize neighborhood <br />opposition to the project but also to sway the opinions of her fellow Council <br />members <br />•The Court found that the City Council’s decision was arbitrary because this <br />particular Council Member took a position in opposition and exhibited a <br />“closed mind” before the Council heard the matter. She also adopted an <br />advocacy role in opposition to the proposed project