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i <br />2 <br />3 <br />City Cnuncil5tudy Sessiou� <br />NYonday, �ugust 20, 2007 <br />P�ge 26 <br />Additiana� discussian zncluded who would be considered to actually <br />negotiate such an agreemen�. <br />4 City Manage�r N.Calinen advised �hat staif had been in discussions with <br />5 Northwestern Col�ege about a number of �ssues, and had alerted the <br />6 col�ege rep�esen�atives to �his discussion, and asked that they give it <br />7 some thought. __ <br />8 <br />9 <br />IO <br />I.1 <br />l2 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />Councilmember Ihlan asked thai staff be <br />liminary discussions with N�orthwestern t <br />program, and ad�ise the G��y Council�£ <br />,�>.. <br />oppo��unities to benefit both parties��°:���b�� <br />actual tax figures would be ava���i1e fr�� <br />ously non-e��mpt proper�ies ��;��sed b� <br />16 Mayor ��ausing spoke in suppart o� <br />]. 7 ever, ncated his oppos���on :, to making a <br />1� signed �o turn down the Pi.�D <br />19 <br />zo <br />21 <br />22 <br />�3 <br />i�re'cted to engage �n pre- <br />�lZege: regarding a PTLOT <br />.eir response and potential <br />i�member �hlan noted tha� <br />Ramsey Couniy'on previ- <br />�e Co��ege. <br />in discussions, how- <br />�ent that this was de- <br />Cauncilmember Kough noxed' ihat No�thwestern Co�lege had pur- <br />chased nu�nerous bui�ding� that had been �emoved fxpm �he City's �ax <br />ro1�s. <br />24 Councilme�xaber �.Zoe'op�n.ed :tihat, to make an effect�ve analysis of a <br />25 ���se decis��n, �ta�f atf�inpt to t�uantify potential increased se�vice <br />26 ���� ari��-�in�a�t�uc�tu'r� cos�s thai w�ll not be �ecovex�d wi�� th� expar�sion <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />3 �. <br />32 <br />33 <br />�� <br />35 <br />3�a <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />project: <br />uncilme�nber Pust spoke zn opposition �o ho�ding an �ntity respon- <br />� <br />1e or pe�i��zzing them fox past actzons; and opined ihat only cur�rent <br />�. ra�ASed expansion be considered �or increased service and infra- <br />���~.�: ���` <br />���u�e costs. <br />City Attorney And�rson opined tha� Nortl�wesiern College wou�d be <br />in the best position to quant��y intangzble benefits to the City b� their <br />presence in it. <br />