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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 was 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. Mayor'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 /> • Motion 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, including 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 specifically <br /> identify the seven neighborhoods in the City. He said a narrative had <br />