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Assistant Director of Public Works Olson replied that the City Council is holding a work session with Thc Tinklenberg Group on January 6th to discuss the official mapping process. Councilmember Cook stated that he has no problem hearing what the business owners have to say, but he wants to make sure they protect the City's interest and not improve the value of the propcrti cs. City Administrator Norman noted that if the issue is scheduled to a work session they typically only allow Council discussion; if they want to take business owner comment they may need to schedule another meeting. City Attorney Goodrich stated that it would be good idea to delay action on the ordinance because they need to revise some of the language. Counci lmelnber Kurak stated that the only other option the City has is to extend the moratorium, which would mean the Conncil would not have to implement the proposed ordinance. Motion by Councihnember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to table action for further discussion. Further discussion: Councilmember Elvig stated that he did not think it was time to discuss extending the moratorium unless they are not able to get another tool to work for the City such as what is being proposed in the ordinance. Mayor Gamec replied that the problem is, if the City fi'eezes the property value, the County will still continue to increase the property value for tax purposes. Councilmember Kurak stated that she would like to know the impact of reverse condemnation if the City restricts someone from using their land. Assistant Director of Public Works Olson inquired if staff should be sending out a letter to the business owners notifying them of a meeting. Consensus of the Council was to send letters to all property owners notifying them of the meeting. Councilmember Zimmerman suggested that The Tinklenberg Group lead the work session with the property owners, but have the Council be present. The Council agreed. Councihnember Kurak inquired as to when the moratorium was due to expire. Assistant Director of Public Works Olson replied that the moratorium will expire on February 25, 2004. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Kurak, Elvig, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #12: Adopt Resolution Authorizing Application for 2004 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds Community Development Director Frolik stated that the County receives CDBG funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Anoka County awards the funds to communities with qualifying projects. Applications for 2004 CDBG funds are due to the County by January 9, 2004. Continuing with the same theme of redevelopment to remove existing blight and, in this case, to also complement the Town Center project, staff has identified the following properties: B & A Cylinder, Robert Debee and KIH Erecting. Acquisition of the B & A City Council/December 16, 2003 Page 24 of 33