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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />February 10, 2026 <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council: <br />Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Jan Jenson, and Nadia Elnagdy. <br />Absent: <br />Councilmember Thomas Randle <br />Staff: <br />City Manager Charlie Yunker and Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes <br />A.January 27, 2026, Council Work Session Meeting Minutes <br />Motion by Councilmember Doolan, seconded by Councilmember Elnagdy, to approve the City Council <br />Work Session Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2026, as presented. <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br />2.Work Session Topics <br />A.Legislative Priorities <br />City Manager Yunker reviewed the staff memo, noting the desire to finalize these priorities before the <br />City Day on the Hill scheduled for March 11, 2026. He explained that these priorities will be used in <br />discussions with local Legislators. He noted that the list of priorities from the League of Minnesota Cities <br />was provided in the packet for review. <br />Mayor Webster asked each member to provide their top two priorities from the League of Minnesota <br />Cities list. <br />Councilmember Jenson stated that he believes the priorities related to housing and local decision- <br />making should be priorities of the City. <br />Councilmember Elnagdy stated that the areas where the City could explore or obtain financial assistance <br />stood out to her, as the barrier to accomplishing many of the City's goals is funding. She chose the <br />priorities related to local government aid, housing, and policy resources. She stated that she would also <br />like to see adult-use cannabis move forward, as it has been three or four years with little to no <br />movement. <br />Councilmember Jenson agreed that local government aid was also one of his additional priorities from <br />the list. He stated that he can also support the adult-use cannabis item.