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Regular City Council Minutes - 11/17/03 Page 27 Roll Call Ayes: Maschka, Schroeder, Kough, Klausing and Kysylyczyn. Nays: None. VIII. Reports and Recommendations Fire Relief Association Query of Development Attorney Prior to the next agenda item, Mayor Kysylyczyn requested an opinion from the City's Development Attorney, Jim Casserly, related to the Fire Relief Association and state statute requirements related to application of fiscal disparities to levies applied by other taxing jurisdictions. Mr. Casserly responded that it was his initial opInIon that whether the City or the Relief Association made certification to the County Auditor, fiscal disparities would remain applicable. A. Redevelopment of Twin Lakes, including the Potential Addition of the Allina Health Care Corporate Headquarters, the Potential for Special Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Legislation, a Comprehensive Land Acquisition and Environmental Remediation Program, and other related issues Councilmember Maschka distributed as a Bench Handout, three proposed motions he had prepared for tonight's discussion. The first proposed motion was to accept the preliminary proposal of Rottlund Companies to be designated as the Master Developer for the 275 acre Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area, subject to completion of a preliminary Master Developer Agreement to be prepared by City Development Attorney Jim Casserly, and approved by the City Council at the December 8, 2003 meeting; and providing 90 days thereafter to complete a final Development Agreement. The Agreement was proposed to include the use of public development tools, including public purpose condemnation as needed to Reports and Recommendations Redevelopment of Twin Lakes, including the Potential Addition of the Allina Health Care Corporate Headquarters, the Potential for Special Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Legislation, a Comprehensive Land Acquisition and Environmental Remediation Program, and other related issues