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-3- <br /> The Committee ' s minutes as well as the October 4th staff notes were <br /> ordered filed as informational.. <br /> The Manager had reported• in his October 7th memorandum that when he and <br /> the Mayor had met with school officials September 30th, the establish- <br /> ment of a •joint City/School Marketing Committee had been approved. <br /> Also included in the agenda packet had been the Mayor 's memorandum to <br /> the other Council members in which he discussed this -seven person <br /> committee which would market the City and school district to young <br /> families who are essential to the community whose residents are aging <br /> and school -enrollments are declining. It w.as. his suggestion that the <br /> City ' s appointees be the Manager, Mayor, George Wagner of the Planning <br /> Commission and Wil Johnson, an architect resident. <br /> Councilman Ranallo indicated he would have no problem with that initial <br /> committee developing the guidelines for a marketing program over four <br /> months and then continuing their service on a larger advisory board <br /> of between 15 or 20 persons, who would administer the marketing plan. <br /> He saw the value of such- advisory groups demonstrated in the Kenzie <br /> Terrace Task Force without which , he said, he is certain the Kenzie <br /> Terrace Redevelopment Project would never have been possible. <br /> Councilman Marks said he concurred with the A4ayor's recommendation that <br /> Wil Johnson serve on the development committee recalling the invaluable <br /> insight the architect had brought through his service on the Planning <br /> Commission a few years ago. <br /> iMotion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to <br /> approve the establishment of a joint City/School Marketing Committee <br /> to formulate the guidelines for a program for marketing the City ,and <br /> School District to which the Mayor, Manager, George Wagner and Wil <br /> --Johnson would serve as the:-,City ' s appointees and to request a report <br /> from that committee be made to the Council sometime in February . <br /> Motion carried unanimously. <br /> Mrs . Makowske reported a number of residents who intend to sell their <br /> homes in the City are concerned their selling efforts might be adversely <br /> affected by the aid given prospective buyers into the Kensington <br /> condominiums by the redevelopers of that project. The Mayor told her <br /> he could see no connection with this marketing committee whose purpose <br /> would be to seek buyers for all available property in the City and whose <br /> prime endeavor would be to keep the virtures of St. Anthony uppermost <br /> in the mind of all realtors . Councilman Marks indicated he perceives <br /> one of the marketing aids which could be developed by the Committee <br /> would be brochures which .-could be distributed to..-large firms like. ,his. <br /> own in- the area, to .let their people know there are attractive homes <br /> available in St:: Anthony. Councilman Ranallo said the Committee would <br /> probably offer•-the same service as a Chamber of -Commerce ,- which would <br /> attempt to market- :all types of property, includi-ng...commercial and <br /> industrial; as -well- as . residential, which is, available for utilization. <br /> Included in- the--agenda -packet was census. .data for. St. -Anthony. which had <br /> been developed -by. the :Manager. with the :Bureau of .•Census- to spe,cifieally <br /> identify the -,seven neighborhoods : .in the City.- He: said a--narrative . had <br />