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01 Regular Council Meeting <br /> 2 March 22, 1994 <br /> 3 Page 5 <br /> 4 Rolek indicated the most important thing now is getting information out to the people <br /> 5 so they can make informed decisions regarding the referendum. <br /> 6 D. Mayor Ranallo said the Mako, Inc. group have inquired about the availability of tax <br /> 7 increment money in order to purchase and develop (with townhomes) property.in the <br /> 8 City. Ranallo told them that there is a 10 or 12 year payback for TIF money. The <br /> 9 Mayor would like to schedule a meeting of interested parties to discuss the financial <br /> 10 aspects of such a development. <br /> 11 E. Councilmember Wagner has put together some figures relative to the Community <br /> 12 Center/City Hall issue and indicated he would like to arrange a meeting with the <br /> 13 Interim City Manager, the Alliance (architect) and himself to discuss his findings. <br /> 14 Councilmember Fleming plans to attend a League of Minnesota Cities meeting this <br /> 15 week. She perceives a topic to be discussed will concern health care facilities as they <br /> 16 relate to,persons suffering from Alzheimer-like illnesses. The League may appeal to <br /> 17 the legislature in this regard. <br /> 08 A task force was formed of persons interested in keeping the St. Anthony Library open <br /> 19 and its expansion. They have met twice and at the last meeting ex-St. Anthony <br /> 20 Councilmember Judy Makowske was appointed to chair the task force. A resolution is <br /> 21 being prepared defining the goals of Task Force. <br /> 22 The HEART committee is planning a celebration of the improvements to the south end. <br /> 23 Fleming said the event is scheduled for May 19th. <br /> 24 The Interim City Manager had distributed a memo to the Councilmembers prior to the <br /> 25 meeting regarding the vandalism at the bus stop located at 29th Avenue N.E. and Silver <br /> 26 Lake Road. Councilmember Fleming had been contacted by the owner of the home at <br /> 27 the location of the bus shelter. Fleming wondered if the shelter could be moved to the <br /> 28 vacant lot north of its present location. Hamer was informed by the MTC that shelter <br /> 29 locations are based on patterned use. Hamer was also told that St. Anthony's bus <br /> 30 shelter vandalism is very minor in comparison to other communities. <br /> 31 Councilmember Enrooth gave an update on the plans for this year's VillageFest <br /> 32 festivities (August 5th and 6th). Activities will begin on Friday afternoon and will <br /> 33 conclude on Saturday night with an ice cream social and, hopefully, the St. Anthony <br /> 34 Orchestra be able to will play. The Rockin' Hollywoods will entertain Friday night. <br /> 15 Most plans have been made with the exception of the parade. Councilmember Wagner <br />