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City Council - 04/11/1983 APPROVED MINUTES- EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 11 , 1983 12 NOON, CITY HALL COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang H. Penzel , Richard Anderson, George Bentley, Paul Redpath & George Tangen CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl J . Jullie, Finance Director John D. Frane and Recording secretary Karen Michael Mark Weber, Eden Prairie News, was also present ROLL CALL: Councilman George Tangen was not present'. I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson to approve the Agenda as published. Motion carried unanimously. II. RESOLUTION NO. 83-76 , REQUESTING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO GRANT THE CITY THE POWER 70 CREAT E^ A PORT AUTHORITY !T� City Manager Jullie explained the creation of a port authority had been dis- cussed by Representative Sidney Pauly at a breakfast sponsored by the Govern- mental Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Pauly noted the City of Plymouth had requested that the Legislature grant it the power to create a port authority; she felt it would be possible for the Legislature to grant similar power to the City of Eden Prairie should the Council so request. Red- path asked if this would be a better vehicle for financing projects than the authority granted under the tax increment financing district approach. Finance Director Frane said the port authority legislation gives a City more powers and more latitude ; there are more types of development which can be included. Jullie noted that while at one time hotels could not be financed with industrial revenue bonds , it was possible to finance hotels via port authority financing. Redpath noted this would be another tool the City would have available. Penzel said it would enable the City to create a port authority; it did not necessarily mean the City would decide to do so. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to adopt Resolutuion No. 83-76, requesting the State Legislature to grant the City the power to create a port authority. Motion carried unanimously. City Council Minutes -2- April 11 , 1983 III. OTHER BUSINESS Bentley asked if others had seen the article in the Sunday edition of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune on the survival game which had been played in Fden Prairie on Saturday; he questioned whether or not any City ordinances or permits had been violated. The concensus was to direct Staff to investigate what all is involved in the game and to see which ordinances are involved. I'V. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Redpath roved, seconded by Bentley, to adjourn the meeting at 12:07 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. j ! 4.