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Port Authorities: (continued) 10. Contract with outside parties for the port. 11. Employ a director or additional staff as it deems necessary. 12. Allow membership in organizations to advance port activities and provide funds for public relations assistance. These powers granted to a port are connected with powers of industrial development districts: 1. Develop and improve property within an industrial district and make them adequate for industrial use. 2. Exercise the power of a City regarding mined underground development. 3. Obtain rights and easements connected with industrial districts. 4. Exercise the powers specified under Minn. Stat. §§ 469.152 to 469.1651 to further improve the purposes of sections 469.090 to 469.108 (port authorities and industrial development districts). 5. Enter into a partnership agreement where the port serves as a limited partner only. 6. Receive for one dollar, tax forfeited land. 7. Use the power of eminent domain. 8. A port authority may create industrial development districts within the port district. 9. A port may obtain lands and facilities required for industrial development purposes. 10. Cooperate, and become an agent to the federal government in carrying out legislation concerned with operations in harbor and industrial districts. 11. Operate and maintain various parking systems and facilities to improve economic development. 33 City Council: (continued) For Municipal Industrial Development Act: City Council acts as the overall Governing Body with direct and indirect control over municipal activities. For Rural Development Finance Authority Act: Inapplicable --County related. For ah HRA: City Council approves appointees to the HRA Board of Directors. City Council has certain powers of restrictions that may be enforced on the HRA. Generally, projects and activities must be approved by the City Council. For an EDA: The City Council may establish an EDA by way of enabling resolution. It may also determine the specific powers the EDA is to have in that resolution. City Council must have membership on the EDA Board of Commissioners. I1 may serve as the EDA Board of Commissioners in entirety or choose a portion of members from the business community or general public. City Council approves the Mayor's appointments to the EDA Board of Directors.