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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 28, 2018 Page 5 the newspaper were not reflective of them. Mayor Faust stated there was no concerted effort to 1 do what was alleged in the newspaper and that will come out. 2 3 Ms. Louann Zappa, former resident of Lowry Grove, stated she now lives in the Mounds View 4 mobile home park, which is a great park. She asked the City of St. Anthony to find a way to 5 create affordable housing within the City. Mayor Faust stated in May, the Council approved TIF 6 for a concept plan for affordable housing on the Bremer site. He stated the Council has always 7 been committed to a level of affordability. 8 9 Councilmember Stille reviewed the Council’s history, noting that starting in 2006 a number of 10 multi-family homes were constructed, the Landings was built, then the Legends, then the 11 Legacy. During those 3 projects, over 50% of the units in St. Anthony have had affordability. 12 13 Councilmember Gray stated the old bowling alley site is available for someone to purchase and 14 develop affordable housing. 15 16 Ms. Andrea Edwards, 2614 37th Avenue, indicated she feels it should be stated there isn’t a 17 winner or side to be on between the City and the developer. She did not see the City do very 18 much to help the residents of Lowry Grove. 19 20 Mr. Perry Thorvig stated the screen is much better in the Chambers. He commented that all 21 summer no one seemed to know what was going on with Lowry Grove. He spoke with the 22 planner who said the Council had met in a work session and rejected TIF for the developer. 23 Mayor Faust stated they met at the end of May to hear the developer’s TIF proposal and over $18 24 million was proposed. No decision was made at that meeting. 25 26 Mr. Thorvig stated he had asked the City Clerk if there was a recording of the work session and 27 he was told no work sessions are recorded. He would like to get specifics of what each 28 Councilmember had to say. Mayor Faust stated the developer has not come to a regular meeting 29 with the TIF proposal and it has not been formally rejected. 30 31 Mr. Thorvig stated he was not aware of the work session and Councilmember Gray suggested he 32 sign up for push notifications. Mr. Thorvig stated no one knew about the meeting. Mayor Faust 33 stated attention to detail. 34 35 Ms. Mel Chaput, 3537 Coolidge, stated she was happy to see the Lowry Grove residents but is 36 not happy with CPG and has been working with the residents for the past two years. She has had 37 personal meetings with some of the residents and Council and Staff. Ms. Chaput stated she does 38 not care about what Brad Hoyt says. She has seen and experienced the lack of interest from the 39 City Council for the Lowry Grove residents. Ms. Chaput stated she sat at a work session where 40 Mayor Faust held up the City Pages newspaper with Antonia Alvarez’s picture on the cover and 41 stated she was exaggerating, and if residents of St. Anthony were concerned, they could have 42 Lowry Grove residents living with them. Ms. Chaput stated that showed very little compassion 43 for the Lowry Grove residents and she holds the Council responsible for what happened to the 44 Lowry Grove residents. She believed the information in the Comprehensive Plan was ignored. 45 46 7