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City of St. Anthony CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Minutes September 14, 2020 Present: Mayor & Council Randy Stille, Mayor; Bernard Walker, Councilmember; Thomas Randle, Councilmember; Wendy Webster, Councilmember and Jan Jenson, Councilmember. Absent: None Staff: Charlie Yunker, Interim Manager. Consultants: Keith Dahl, Financial Advisor (Ehlers), Stacie Kvlivang, Financial Advisor (Ehlers) Call to Order: Mayor Stille called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. Development 65: Mr. Dahl presented the TIF assistance recommendation. Ehlers recommends 90% of increment generated, with 10% to cover administrative costs. Costs are verified as qualified for TIF assistance. With applicant taking on site utility work, the assistance is deemed appropriate. Of total development TIF assistance represent 6.3% of total project costs. Recommendation includes creating district to cover all 14 acres of the property to provide future flexibility for possible future projects. Not doing so would limit the city to only a housing district in the future with the conditions of those districts. Council member Walker asked if establishing district would limit future affordable housing. Ehlers responded it is possible but dependent on future market forces. CARES Act Funding: Staff presented proposal to explore utilizing funds for NYFS and CS. Council supported exploring the option and gave direction to proceed and report back. City Manager Search: Mayor Still reported on progress. Stille and Jenson spoke with DDA and was willing to complete the search for $21,000. Stille commented that the recruiter participated in the City’s goal setting a number of years ago, so has familiarity with the City. Jenson discussed leadership style assessment and equity and inclusion areas for the evaluation process of candidates. Council discussed the importance of equity in the process. Official selection of the firm will be made at the September 22, 2020 regular City Council Meeting.