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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • March 10, 1998 Page 3 1 2. Foster, Wentzell, Hedback& Brever in the amount of$3,000.00 for legal services 2 rendered the month of March 1998. 3 D. 5 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director. 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 VII. REPORTS. 6 A. Carrie Luther, Hennepin County Assessor. 7 Carrie Luther, Hennepin County Assessor, indicated she had provided the Councilmembers with 8 a sales book which listed-samples of homesalesin the.City of St. Anthony over the past year and 9 included a map of the area of physical reevaluation performed this year. This area included the 10 south side of St. Anthony Boulevard from Stinson to Hwy. 88 and up to 33'd Avenue, east to 11 Silver Lake Road. She reported that in the City of St. Anthony residential valuation increased 12 3.4%, commercial decreased 6.9% (this was due to the closing of the grocery store), industrial 13 increased 5.1%, the apartments increased 14.5%, the condominiums increased .5%, and the 14 townhomes increased by 6.3%. The Local Board of Review meeting will be held on April 7, 15 1998. 16 Thuesen noted the possible buy-out of three homes and replacement with holding ponds on Pahl 0 Avenue. He questioned how this would affect valuation of the properties in that area. 18 Ms. Luther stated a buy-out would basically have no negative impact to the values of the 19 properties in the surrounding area. She noted the buy-outs demonstrate that the City is beginning 20 to correct the water problems in the area. 21 Mayor Ranallo asked when the assessors began physical inspections. 22 Ms. Luther stated this is usually started in August or September. Postcards are sent to the 23 affected property owners prior to this to make residents aware and to allow for setting of 24 appointments. 25 26 B. Bill Weber, BRW, Update on the Comprehensive Plan. 27 Bill Weber, BRW, reported that in the first half of 1997 he worked with a committee of 19 28 residents, business owners, members of the Planning Commission and Council, to begin to 29 update the City's Comprehensive Plan. This process focused on the strengths and positive 30 aspects of the City and mid-course corrections in some areas. A draft plan was prepared and 31 reviewed by the Planning Commission. In the second half of 1997, the technical issues were 32 worked out with the Metropolitan Council and the findings of other engineering firms were 33 incorporated into the Plan. The draft is currently before the Metropolitan Council and a 34 favorable review is expected. •