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City of St. Anthony CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Minutes MARCH 24, 2026 Present: Mayor & Council: Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, and Jan Jenson. Absent: Councilmembers Nadia Elnagdy and Thomas Randle. Staff: City Manager Charlie Yunker and Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello Others: None. Call to Order: Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. 1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes. A.March 10, 2026, City Council Work Session Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Doolan, to approve the City Council Work Session Minutes of March 10, 2026, as presented. Motion carried 3-0. 2.Work Session Topics. A.Student Development Presentations Ms. Maya Kruger, Middle School Language Arts Teacher, reviewed for the second year in a row, the City has invited students from the St. Anthony Middle School to present their capstone projects. Language Arts teacher Maya Kruger has created a project for their students to propose a development project at a vacant or undeveloped lot in the City. This year, the students were asked to come up with proposals for a vacant lot in the Silver Lake Village area off Silver Lake Road. The lot address is 3800 Silver Lake Road NE. The southern portion of the site is a bank, and the northern portion of the lot is currently vacant. The symposium is scheduled for June 3, 2026. AA.Presentation 1 – Indoor Arcade. Helaina, Ananya, Elsa, and Jude presented a proposal for an indoor arcade that offers a form of entertainment, sustainable energized games to promote sustainable initiatives, and a place of competition to help promote community. Councilmember Jenson asked if they were able to visit another arcade in another city? They got ideas from past visits to arcades. Councilmember Doolan stated she appreciated the students talking about the addiction potential for gambling. She asked about the food and how items would be priced. They want to make the food 3