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City Administrator Ulrich noted there had been discussion whether the Economic Development <br />Authority (EDA) should contain two or three Councilmembers, which needs to be determined. <br />He stated additional considerations relate to designating the City's legal newspaper, which is <br />recommended to be the Anoka County Union/Herald, continuing contracts for recording <br />secretarial services and legal services, and appointing a Councilmember to serve on the Highway <br />10 Subcommittee. <br />The consensus of the Council was to support the appointments as contained in the staff report <br />and continuing contracts for recording secretarial and legal services. <br />Mayor Strommen asked the Council to address appointments to the EDA. <br />City Administrator Ulrich read a section from the ordinance that established the EDA, noting it <br />indicates two members should be from the City Council. However, that language would not <br />preclude appointment of three members. City Administrator Ulrich recommended amending the <br />ordinance language should the Council support appointment of three members to the EDA. He <br />indicated the EDA would be comfortable with appointment of three but the Council should then <br />indicate why it was changing from past practice. <br />Mayor Strommen stated her preference that two Councilmembers be appointed to the EDA as it <br />is consistent with past practice. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated he attended last week's EDA meeting and understood <br />appointing three Councilmembers could occur but the meeting minutes contain a comment that <br />he would rather see it not end up looking like the HRA but be more representative of the <br />community of residents versus the Council. In addition, the EDA minutes indicate that the <br />Mayor will probably make the decision .of the two who would serve on the EDA with the third <br />member as the alternate. He stated that is how the EDA saw that going. <br />Councilmember Riley agreed and added that although the EDA would accept appointment of <br />three Councilmembers, the preference was for two. <br />Councilmember Johns asked if the EDA is comprised of seven with two from the Council. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated there would not be a vacancy created by one of the EDA <br />members becoming a member of the Council. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated in the past, there have been two Council appointees with the third <br />as an alternate and he supports continuing that practice. <br />Mayor Strommen stated her preference that the three Councilmembers on the EDA work it out <br />amongst themselves as to who would become the alternate. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated he brought up the discussion because it was his impression <br />that Mayor Strommen would be making the decision on appointments and if the Mayor felt he <br />could serve another committee in a better capacity, he would be willing to do that. <br />City Council Work Session / January 13, 2015 <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />