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01 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION 3 June 12, 2001 4 5:30 PM 5 Council Chambers 6 I. CALL TO ORDER. 7 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cavanaugh at 5:38 p.m. s II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 9 Mayor Cavanaugh invited the Council and the audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 10 III. ROLL CALL. 11 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh, Councilmembers Sparks, Thuesen and Horst, 12 and Hodson. 13 Councilmembers absent: None. 14 Also present: City Manager Michael Mornson. 15 IV. COMMUNITY FORUM. 16 Mayor Cavanaugh invited any members of the community to come forward and address the 17 Council. No one came forward. 018 V. BUDGET WORK SESSION ON FINANCIAL STRATEGIES -Jim Prosser, Ehlers and 19 Associates will be present. 20 Mike Mornson explained that developing a blueprint for the City's financial strategies was very 21 important, and introduced Jim Prosser to discuss the Financial Strategy and Process with the 22 Council. 23 Jim Prosser introduced Liz Diaz, a colleague of his from Ehlers and Associates. He distributed a 24 booklet to each Councilmember, which would assist him in walking the Council through the Key 25 Financial Strategies. Mr. Prosser stated that descriptions of the financial foundations and other 26 issues surrounding the project were contained in this booklet, identifying it as a key tool in the 27 process. 28 Mr. Prosser explained that the items that he would be discussing would be largely familiar to the 29 Council, with only a couple of new concepts. He stated that the Council needed to inform him of 30 anything that needed to be further explained, or initially considered, as he went along. 31 Mr. Prosser stated that one of the things that the Councilmembers needed to leave with tonight 32 was the ability to absorb the objectives of the Key Financial Strategies in order to be able to 33 communicate with the community regarding the project and respond to them regarding the things 34 that they identify in the community as priorities, as well as be comfortable in using the material 35 in the future meetings which will follow. *36 Mr. Prosser reviewed the Key Financial Strategies Objectives: 37 1. Confirm and prioritize community goals. 38 2. Review your community's current financial position.