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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 Page 2 knowledgeable to help research this issue. She also asked if the St. Anthony Housing Group could go to the Developers to get action. Mayor Hodson stated the Council would look at the information. He said the Council and financial advisors are taking a look at the financial piece. Mayor Hodson stated if she had financial backing that could make this happen the St. Anthony Housing Group could bring it to the Council and Developer. However,with a$4 billion State deficit there will be challenges without financial backing. John Lindstrom of 3371 Garfield Street, Minneapolis, attends Faith Church and is a member of the St. Anthony Housing Group. He said members of the Group either attend a church, live in the community, and/or work in the community. He's very concerned about affordable housing for low/moderate income households. He stated the group is primarily working through the Metropolitan Interfaith Council Housing and gave an overview of what this council does. He said they don't have the resources to get the financing and feels it should be a joint effort between the City and Developer. He said the City has had past milestones they've prospered through. He noted that following World War II the community experienced rapid growth in residential development. Prospective homeowners, especially veterans, were able to secure mortgage loans from the Federal Government at a very attractive rate. He said this made it possible for families with modest incomes to obtain a decent, safe, and affordable house. • Chris Swanson of 3020 Silver Lake Road moved to St. Anthony on January 3, 2003. He stated he's both frustrated and concerned because the house he moved into has a pond behind it and even though it's not a public area, people are utilizing it as one. He said people are using the pond as a skating rink, a dog park, and an area to walk/run. He stated he's here as a concerned citizen and wants to know how it can be more publicly noted that it's not a public area. He stated the people using the pond do not live on the block. He asked, at the very least, if signs could be put up stating"Private Property". Mayor Hodson stated this issue could be addressed at the next Goal Setting Meeting. Councilmember Thuesen said residents could be reminded that the pond is private property in the newsletter. Councilmember Sparks stated Mr. Swanson could call the police regarding this issue. Hearing no further comments, Mayor Hodson moved forward with the agenda. IV. CONSENT AGENDA. 1. Consider January 14, 2003 Council meeting,minutes. 2. Consider licenses and permits. 3. Consider payment of claims. • Councilmember Sparks requested the removal of Consent Agenda Item 1.