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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> January 28, 2003 <br /> Page I <br /> CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> 2 <br /> 3 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES <br /> 4 <br /> 5 January 28, 2003 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 CALL TO ORDER. <br /> 8 Mayor Hodson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. <br /> 11 Mayor Hodson invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 ROLL CALL. <br /> 14 Present: Mayor Hodson; Councilmembers Horst, Sparks, Thuesen, and Faust. <br /> 15 Absent: None. <br /> 16 Also Present: City Manager Mike Morrison, City Attorney Jerry Gilligan <br /> 17 <br /> 18 CONSIDERATION,DISCUSSION,AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING <br /> 19 ITEMS. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 1. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 28, 2003 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. <br /> 22 Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve the City Council Meeting Agenda of January 28, <br /> 23 2003. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Motion carried unanimpuft <br /> 26 <br /> -27 -- 11. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. <br /> 28 None. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 111. COMMUNITY FORUM. <br /> 31 Mayor Hodson invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items <br /> 32 that are not on the regular agenda. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Marie Rossa of 3620 Coolidge Street, St. Anthony, came forward to address the Council. She <br /> 35 stated she's from the St. Anthony Housing Group and handed out a flyer which summarized the <br /> 36 issues the Group is addressing. She said the Group is composed of residents who live,work or <br /> 37 worship in the area and firmly believe that households with modest incomes should have the <br /> 38 opportunity to rent or purchase a home to be built in the Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment <br /> 39 Site. She said she's primarily concerned about the households earning between $23,000 and <br /> 40 $38,000 a year. She asked that the City and the Developer consider setting aside 20%of the <br /> 41 housing units for low income families. She stated the benefits would include allowing people <br /> 42 who work in the City to also live in the City and it would also allow parents to live in the <br /> 43 neighborhood where their kids go to school,which would strengthen the neighborhood. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Councilmember Sparks asked if the St. Anthony Housing Group knows what resources could <br /> 46 help finance a project such as this. Ms. Rossa said their group is not knowledgeable about <br /> 47 financing, but a question she had for the City or Developer was who would be the most <br />