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DRAFT DRAFT City of St. Anthony, Minnesota City Manager Position Profile The Community The City of St. Anthony is a first tier suburb of Minneapolis within Hennepin and Ramsey Counties and bordered by Anoka County. St Anthony has been essentially 95% developed since the mid-1970's and is primarily a residential community with a population of 8,000. Within the City's boundaries are Francis A. Gross Public Golf Course, which is maintained by the City of Minneapolis park Board, and picturesque Silver Lake, providing recreational opportunities and a residential region in the northern portion of the City. Approximately 80 acres on the northeast shore of the lake is dedicated to the Salvation Army's Fresh Air Day Camp. The City maintains three neighborhood parks, one containing a wetland area and nature trail. Apache Plaza, built in 1961, is a metropolitan landmark serving as the City's major shopping area and employing 625 people. Other prominent employers include the St. Anthony Health Center, a 150-bed nursing facility employing 250; Independent School District 282 employing 171; Herbergers, a department store employing 120; and Apache New Market with 108 employees. HistoEy • Originally part of Wisconsin, the area occupied by St. Anthony became Minnesota territory in 1874 when Wisconsin became a state. The township of St. Anthony was organized in 1851 and the boundaries of St. Anthony Village were formalized in 1861. Lumber and grain milling, shipping and trade thrived in the township during the latter part of the century. By 1887 all of the township, with the exception of St. Anthony Village, was annexed by the City of Minneapolis. In 1945 a number of prominent residents desiring protection from a Minneapolis developer, petitioned to incorporate the Village which transpired in a law suit appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. Between 1950 and 1965, St. Anthony Village grew rapidly necessitating a great deal of land use planning, capital improvements planning for sewer and water lines, water production facilities and streets. Development grew with a design to keep the community prominently residential. As a way to increase the tax base, in 1957 and 1958 the City annexed commercially zoned land from Ramsey County rezoning the land in 1961 to Permit the construction of Apache plaza Shopping Center. The 1992 estimated market value of taxable property was over $3 million with residential and personal property accounting for nearly 70% and commercial/industrial/railroad property at 30%. Though in 1973, St. Anthony Village was renamed the City of St. Anthony, many residents still refer to the community as the "Village". Education The St. Anthony-New Brighton School District 282 has an enrollment of 1,147 students in kindergarten through grade 12. Located within the City are one elementary school and a middle school/senior high school complex. One private school, St Charles Bar r am eo, • accommodates students in grades K-8 and shares programs with the public schools. The District employs a total staff of 176 of which 85 are teachers and administrators. F.T, n.l ' 'fT i.'1' _AT.yt"?n._�y �i 1?. l.dn?�� RT:'?T t-SGT-,T �3HI-1