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P city of I,i BRIGGL-PIUN the city that works for you Council Worksession July 12, 2011 5:30 pm Present: Mayor Jacobsen, Councilmember Samuelson Councilmember Phillips Councilmember Bauman Councilmember Burg Absent: Staff in attendance: City Manager Dean Lotter 5:30 City Manager Mid-Year Review 6:00 Mayor Chris Coleman Letter and Resolution—Opposing a Sales Tax Increase only on Ramsey County 6:15 Review of Interested Commission Applicant Council provided the City Manager with a mid year review. Council expressed their satisfaction with the Manager's performance. Councilmembers Phillips and Bauman suggested that the Council should be more informed about the next year's budget and that they would have liked to be discussing the budget in May. Manager Lotter stated and Councilmember Phillips acknowledged that since this expectation was not articulated previously, it was not possible for the Manager to have responded to or have met this expectation. Manager Lotter stated that he could assemble a summary memo of the budget and send it out to the Council prior to the end of July. This would serve as a primer to the Council prior to their August and September work sessions and discussions on the budget. Council agreed that they would like a budget memo from the City Manager by the end of July. Council discussed whether they wanted to take a position on the Vikings Stadium; its placement and potential funding. Mayor Jacobsen and the Council decided that they were uncomfortable with taking a public position on stadium placement and funding options when both the State of Minnesota as well as the Arden Hill's Council had not taken formal public positions on these issues. Council reviewed two applications for commissions and directed the City Manager to coordinate interviews with the applicants.