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MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
The meeting convened at 6:35 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Pro Tem Susan Sanger, Steve Hallfin, Anne Mavity, Julia
Ross, Sue Santa, and Jake Spano.
Councilmembers absent: Mayor Jeff Jacobs.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Community Development Director (Mr. Locke),
Planning/Zoning Supervisor, (Ms. McMonigal), Housing Supervisor, (Ms. Schnitker), Chief
Information Officer (Mr. Pires), Fire Chief (Mr. Stemmer), Communications Coordinator (Mr.
Zwilling), Organizational Development Coordinator(Ms. Gothberg), Administration Department
Intern (Mr. French).
Commissioners: Justin Kaufman (Housing Authority), Osman Mire (Housing Authority), Lynne
Carper (Planning Commission), Carl Robertson (Planning Commission), Rick Person (Planning
Commission)
Guests: Gordon Hughes, Moderator (ULI MN), Cathy Capone Bennett, Bennett Community
Consulting(ULI MN), Colleen Carey, President(The Cornerstone Group), Mark Ruff, Executive
Vice President (Ehlers), Jeff Huggett, Vice President and Project Partner (Dominium), John
Breitinger, Vice President Retail Advisory Services (Cushman & WakefieldlNorthmarq), Nick
Anhut, Financial Specialist(Ehlers)
1. Future Study Session Agenda Planning—September 24, 2012
City Manager Harmening discussed the future agenda with the City Council
2. Navigating the New Normal Workshop
City Manager Harmening introduced this topic and the panel of experts that would be
participating in the discussion—Gordon Hughes, Moderator, Cathy Bennett, Bennett Community
Consulting, Colleen Carey, the Cornerstone Group, Mark Ruff, Ehlers, Jeff Huggett, Dominium,
and John Breitinger, of Cushnam &Wakefield.
Gordon Hughes provided introductory comments and Cathy Bennett provided an overview of
demographics associated with St. Louis Park
The panelist shared various insights about St. Louis Park and answered questions posed by the
City Council, the Planning Commission and staff
Discussion on this topic ended at 8:35 pm
Communications/Meeting Check-In (Verbal)
Council discussed issues associated with coyotes in St. Louis Park and a majority consensus of
the Council was reached that no special notification should be given related to efforts the City's
contractor may take as part of removing coyotes from the community. Councilmember Spano
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was in favor of reducing the coyote population but advocated in favor of providing notification,
citing neighborhood concerns. Councilmember Mavity was in agreement with Councilmember
Spano.
Council also discussed with staff neighborhood concerns with the St. Louis Park Bus Company.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Written Reports provided and documented for recording purposes only:
3. Project Update ]Elighway 100 Reconstruction Project
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