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City Council Regular Meeting - 06/13/05 Minutes - Page 15 Mayor Klausing was not interested due to time constraints. Staff was directed to advise Councilmember Ihlan of the Board's next meeting, to allow an opportunity to observe the Board and further determine her interest in serving. No action taken. 11. Consider Citizen Poll on Tax Increment Financing Ihlan moved, Kough seconded, prior to any Council action on Rottlund's application for tax increment financing (submitted April 1, 2005), or any Council action to create Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts for the Twin Lakes Development, the City shall conduct a scientific community poll to determine citizen support for, or opposition to, the City's use of TIF for Rottlund's proposed Twin Lakes project. The poll shall be designed and conducted or supervised by an independent, neutral third party. All costs for the poll shall be paid by Rottlund. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of the motion, given additional research she had received through her involvement in the Ramsey County League of Local Government (RCLLG) Organization; and the use of scientific polls to determine public support for use of public monies for large and specific projects. Councilmember Kough questioned the timetable for completing a public survey and the process involved. Mayor Klausing observed that, in the past, there had not been support for a larger citizen survey that, he opined, would have been helpful in designing overall City policy; and questioned the purpose of the survey since, whether popular opinion or not, the City Council appeared to have already taken their positions, based on their interpretation of what was best for the community long-term. Councilmember Ihlan reiterated her support for the motion from a policy-making standpoint. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn spoke in support of Councilmember Ihlan's Consider Citizen Poll on Tax Increment Financing