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r City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 1 <br /> January 28, 2003 <br /> Page 1 <br /> CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES <br /> January 28, 2003 <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Hodson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. <br /> Mayor Hodson invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> ROLL CALL. <br /> Present: Mayor Hodson; Councilmembers Horst, Sparks, Thuesen, and Faust. <br /> Absent: None. <br /> Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson, City Attorney Jerry Gilligan <br /> CONSIDERATION,DISCUSSION,AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING <br /> ITEMS. <br /> I. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 28,2003 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. <br /> Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve the City Council Meeting Agenda of January 28, <br /> 2003. <br /> Motion carried unanimously. <br /> II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. <br /> None. <br /> III. COMMUNITY FORUM. <br /> Mayor Hodson invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items ' <br /> that are not on the regular agenda. <br /> Marie Rossa of 3620 Coolidge Street, St. Anthony, came forward to address the Council. She <br /> stated she's from the St. Anthony Housing Group and handed out a flyer which summarized the <br /> issues the Group is addressing. She said the Group is composed of residents who live,work or <br /> worship in the area and firmly believe that households with modest incomes should have the <br /> opportunity to rent or purchase a home to be built in the Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment <br /> Site. She said she's primarily concerned about the households earning between$23,000 and <br /> $38,000 a year. She asked that the City and the Developer consider setting aside 20% of the <br /> housing units for low income families. She stated the benefits would include allowing people <br /> who work in the City to also live in the City and it would also allow parents to live in the <br /> neighborhood where their kids go to school, which would strengthen the neighborhood. <br /> Councilmember Sparks asked if the St. Anthony Housing Group knows what resources could <br /> help finance a project such as this. Ms. Rossa said their group is not knowledgeable about <br /> financing,but a question she had for the City or Developer was who would be the most <br />