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January 2, 1996 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Chuck Whiting, City Administrator • Re: January 6, 1997 City Council Work Session Congratulations and again welcome as the 1997-8 Mounds View City Council. For the first meeting on Monday, January 6, 1997, we will begin by calling to order and swearing in the newly elected Mayor and Council members. Since this significant yet ceremonial, I have asked the cable TV people to be prepared to broadcast this. The Council may briefly want to discuss whether or not to remain on TV upon the conclusion of this. You will note in my longer memo regarding the Bel Rae that due to the time constrictions facing that project, the Council may want to remain on in order to get as much information out to the public as possible. If the Council does not want to remain on broadcast, we will simply shut it off. Normally I follow different staff report format, but here I would like to address the agenda in a single memo. Since past work sessions have been more casual than regular meetings, I feel comfortable in approaching Monday's issues in this manner. Being a work shop meeting, issues are generally discussed, but actions to be taken are deferred to the next regular meeting. 1. Annual Administrative Issues: The first items are simple City business matters which can be discussed and changed in preparation for the January 13 meeting. 2. Discussion Regarding Council Workshop on January 25, 1997: Council members should have received a packet regarding Don Salverda's work this past week (check your office box) with the acknowledgment of a second workshop on March 22 with department heads. 3. Annual Economic Development Issues: The Council is also the EDA and will need to consider its appointments there as well. 4. Bel Rae Status: My memo in your packet addresses the status of the Bel Rae. We will have our architect and representatives of the Children's Home Society present. Bob Long will also be present to assist in any discussion on a CHS lease (which should be available for Council on Friday, January 3). This will be your predominant issue for the evening. 5. Everest Status: The work to date on this project is too detailed for me to summarize in a memo at this time. However, we should discuss the status of negotiations with them Monday, as we have been struggling with them since last spring. I have copied the last six week's worth of correspondence with them and included a map of the site they want developed, note building N. This has been very difficult, but the choice is relatively simple. They want a TIF deal where the City gives them$1.2 million over a three year period, and City collects and retains all the new increment from their building over the next 15 years, an amount likely to be more than the $1.2 million. Another option is to set up a"pay as you go"TIF deal where over the next 15 years they receive 90% of their property taxes on the new building back and the City gives nothing up front. What is simple is •