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City of Saint Anthony CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Minutes APRIL 14, 2026 Present: Mayor & Council: Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Nadia Elnagdy, and Jan Jenson Absent: Thomas Randle Staff: City Manager Charlie Yunker Others: City Planner Steve Grittman 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 26th, 2026, City Council Work Session Minutes Motion by Councilmember Doolan, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City Council Work Session Minutes of March 10, 2026, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. 2.Work Session Topics. A.Housing topics Discussion Mayor Webster clarified that this discussion is a follow-up to the January goal-setting session on housing policy. City Planner Grittman began by discussing accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Currently, they are explicitly prohibited in some ordinances and implicitly prohibited by the definition of single-family housing. He sought to provide information on the issues surrounding ADUs and their positive opportunities, and to summarize the community approaches to ADUs. He informed the Council that they will have to consider whether ADUs should be allowed, how to proceed, and how ADUs fit into the recent conversation surrounding rental housing. Mayor Webster expressed her appreciation that the memo addresses the 40 percent allowable impervious surface coverage. She asked if Staff knew what the impact of ADUs would be on the sewer and water system. City Planner Grittman explained that they would have to work with engineers to determine the capacity limitations of those systems and that they did not yet have that answer. City Manager Yunker stated that the major concern would likely be not the system's capacity, but rather connecting the ADUs to the system. Councilmember Jenson highlighted that other utilities need to be considered as well. 3