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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
AT CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 9:35 pm. Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council
members Thompson, Halverson, Rowan and Youakim. City personnel present was City Manager Rick
Getschow.
Joint City Council Meeting -Minnetonka
City Manager Getschow stated that due to Hennepin County still developing a strategy and plan for
funding the Shady Oak Road Development Plan it is best that the joint meeting that was scheduled
between the City of Hopkins and the City of Minnetonka be postponed until a future date. The County
will be holding a work session in early April to discuss plans for funding Shady Oak Redevelopment
and the two City Councils could meet following that discussion. Therefore the work session of March
27th could be a City Council training opportunity.
Tax Increment Financing
Council member Thompson requested information on tax increment financing and public assistance
provided by the city for various redevelopment projects in the City of Hopkins.
National League of Cities
Mayor Maxwell provided the Council with an update regarding his trip to Washington D.C. for the
National League of Cities congressional conference.
here being no further business, a motion was made by Halvorson, seconded by Thompson to adjourn
the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 pm.
Rick Getschow, Secretary