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