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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 14, 2021 Page 3 1 Councilmember Webster thanked Ms. Rueckert for her work on this and for her leadership. She 2 also thanked Ms. Rueckert for the Debt Levy Relief Program. Councilmember Webster asked 3 what is included in Intergovernmental Revenue. Ms. Rueckert stated local government revenue is 4 provided by the State of Minnesota for $680,000. The City also receives state aid associated with 5 the Police and Fire Departments, along with other training aids. There are grant revenues from 6 Ramsey County. There are charges for services where other governmental agencies are charged 7 including Police Services for Lauderdale, Finance Services for Middle Mississippi Watershed 8 District, utility billing for Birchwood Village. In 2022, financial services will also be provided 9 to NineNorth. Councilmember Webster referred to the tax levy revenue, if there was no 10 intergovernmental revenue, the taxes paid by residents would only support Police and Fire. 11 12 Mayor Stille stated local government aid has not always been received. It could be here today 13 and gone tomorrow. 14 15 Councilmember Jenson stated Council has gone through many reviews throughout the year and 16 gone through every line item in detail. He appreciates how Ms. Rueckert provides the 17 information to the Council. 18 19 Mayor Stille stated the Council wants to keep the services at the level they have been. 20 21 Mayor Stille closed the public hearing at 7:29 p.m. 22 23 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Webster, to approve Resolution 24 21-066; a Resolution Setting the Preliminary 2022 Tax Levy and General Operating Budget for 25 the City of St. Anthony Village. 26 27 Motion carried 5-0. 28 29 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 30 31 A. Resolution 21-067; a Resolution approving preliminary plan stage PUD, for the 32 Interstate/Bremer Bank/City of St. Anthony Village, including a commercial bank facility 33 of approximately 6,000 square feet, a multi -family residential nroiect of up to 76 units, 34 and land transfers necessary to accommodate the proposed nroiect at 2401 Lowry Avenue 35 NE, 2654 and 2534 Kenzie Terrace. 36 37 Planning Commissioner Paul Morita reviewed the Applicants are Interstate Development, with 38 Bremer Bank, and co -applicant City of St. Anthony Village. The project involves applying a 39 PUD zoning district over the 3 subject parcels, two of which are owned by Bremer Bank, and 40 one of which is owned by the City. Interstate proposes to construct a new bank facility for 41 Bremer on the City's `old bowling alley" site. Once that construction is completed, Bremer 42 would relocate from its existing building to the new site. At that point, Interstate would 43 undertake demolition of the old Bremer building and construct a new 76-unit multi -family 44 structure on the property. As a part of the three-way transaction, the City would take control of 45 the small triangle at 2534 Kenzie, currently vacant. The City h as discussed, in concept, ideas 46 relating to City entrance monument on that site. Future development opportunities are not clear.