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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 08182014 SpecialCITY OF ST. ANTHONY SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 18, 2014 4 5 CALL TO ORDER. 6 7 Mayor Faust called the special meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 9 ROLL CALL. 10 11 Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Roth and Stille. 12 Absent: None. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Also Present: City Manager Mark Casey. Guest: George Hoff, Hoff, Barry & Kozar, P.A. and Jay Lindgren, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP I. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. A. Pending Liti ag tion The City has received notice of potential litigation from the United Stated Department of Justice regarding a prior land use decision. The Council concludes there is a need for absolute confidentiality regarding this threatened litigation and closes the meeting under the attorney-client exception to Minnesota's open meeting law (Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.05). Mayor Faust closed the meeting at 5:31 p.m. Mayor Faust re -opened the meeting at 6:32 p.m. B. August 26, 2014 Agenda Items City Manager Casey presented an amended ordinance for City Code Chapter 131.21, Drug Paraphernalia. By consensus, the Mayor and Council directed staff to include in the August 26, 2014 City Council agenda for action. C. 2015 Budget City Manager Casey presented an overall levy document showing the estimated tax rate increase of .42% III. ADJOURNMENT. Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mark Casey, City Manager I _�� u... L� i • Mayor