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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />�o <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />I4 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />3 �. <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />Ca�y Co�ncil St�dy Sessiaz� <br />Nlonday, A�gust 24, 2Q07 <br />Page 25 <br />Councilmemb�r Roe opined tha� it made sense to have a po�icy in <br />plaee, to determine a�hreshpld level of land size, aereage, number o�' <br />people per square foo�, ox v�ha� Iand us� aeiions vvou�d trigger a PTw <br />LOT. Counci�me�nber Rae fitrther opined hzs pre�erence to have sueh <br />a policy in place before attempting to negatiate i�s use; and to have the <br />abiliiy �o appropriatel� apply such a po�icy in the fi.�.tuxe for applicab�e <br />situations. _ <br />Councilmember �hla� opined that thzs was <br />a unique ag�eemeni with a unzque instituti <br />ing city services ultimately paid �ox b�y�t� <br />the City's tax base by removing n�c������i <br />roll upon puarchase by the non- ��'�'xt. �� <br />� �� <br />opined tha� if it was necessa:':��� estab� <br />would laose their abil.ity to negot���b ,k ,�� <br />Mr. Da�ow clarified tYi <br />riod clack stopping in J <br />the City was cunrently 3 <br />wi�h anpther.,5�3�1.av exti <br />City, due" <br />�, ne�ative <br />�p.portutzity to negotiate <br />wi�h .the c�mpus utiliz- <br />axpay�rs and impac�ing <br />pxope�ties from the tax <br />;ilmembez Zhlan fizrther <br />a policy �rst, the City <br />�atiQn. <br />�e deve�opment areview pe- <br />s������ion on an EAW issue, <br />0 day review extension, <br />Counci� direction. <br />Mayor��lausir�g ��ned ihai, notwithstandi�g the Gity At�oz-�ey's <br />ap�n���"�,.�.�aas "gu���eve� xeact�on vvas �hat the suggested action didn'� <br />> <br />pass the s��K �s�.���.`"�a �'� lausing further npined thai �he Ci�y had <br />the ;abili�y ta �'.tiate a PIT.,O"T` p�ogram in the past for Northwester� <br />Colieg� anc�/or'°�d�i:�r �on-parofzts, but the timxng o#' this proposal was <br />immediately follo��g other attempts to prevent expansion of the col- <br />�ege. May4r Kla�sxng advised �hat i� was his undersianding �ha� a <br />pending PT;7D Agreemen� wou�d sp�cify and condi�ion costs and fuw <br />tuxe mitxgatian issues. Mayor Klausing question�d ihe Minnesota <br />Constltution and status of exempi organizatians and prateetion provi- <br />sxons iVlayor Klaus�ng recogn�zed the benefits to the communziy by <br />having Northwestern College as a par� o�' the commun�ty; and was <br />only supportive o� a voluntary PILOT program. Mayor Z�lausing con-� <br />cluded by opining that, from his perspective, the PUD needed to stand <br />or fa]I an its own merits; and advised that he would be will�ng io have <br />a fi�tu�e discussion on implementing a policy re�a�ed to a PILOT pro- <br />gram. <br />