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BACKGROUND . The Task Force was initiated in the Fall of 1993 by Mayor Clarence Ranallo and the St. Anthony City Council in response to concerns by the City Council that property values either had declined, or would decline, in the future unless the community became actively involved in promoting the development or redevelopment of under-utilized property within the City. The agenda of the Task Force was left open for the Task Force to expand or contract in its Mission Statement. The Task Force members were chosen from various areas of the community including government representatives, churches, school representatives, business representatives, and individuals . In addition, the residents were chosen from varied residential locations within the City. The original organizational meeting was October 27, 1993, at which time Edward J. Hance was chosen as the chairman of the Task Force. Thomas Burt, then City Manager, presented a proposed Mission Statement and discussed the intent of the City Council and appointment of the Task Force. The Task Force Members considered the possibility of expanding the scope of their work to include: a. recommendations with regard to ordinances such as housing and building codes and sign ordinances; b. suggested overhaul of the City' s comprehensive plan; C. study current issues. affecting the City such as City infrastructure and improvement of City offices, Fire Department and Police Department. While the Task Eorce recognized that there is some risk associated with the fact that the City of St. Anthony is nearly fully developed and subject to deterioration as a result of a failure to maintain older properties, the Task Force ultimately elected to limit its scope to identifying underdeveloped or under-utilized properties and limited its mission statement accordingly.