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May 5~ 1980 Page 6 ~ developers and also capable of imposing a mill levy of up to 1/3 of the mill. Mr. Dave Sellergren also indicated the Housing and Redevelop- ment Authority would have to go through the Planning Commission with their projects, but that the Planning Commission could not veto the project. Mr. Ken Parker, representative of the Downtown Task Force Committee, indicated the Task Force Committee recommended two people from the private sector be appointed to the board, but if the City Council chose not to do so, the .Task Force Committee supported the appointment of an advisory committee. The City Administrator indicated the major concerns of the Downtown Development Task Force committee were to provide input into the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and a fear that the Housing and Redevelopment Authority may become a politically motivated body. The Task Force members felt that appoint- ment of private sector individuals to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority would provide nonpolitical stability. Councilman Duitsman expressed his concern that the City Council should be actively involved in the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Councilman Otto expressed his concern that the City Council was involved with many other projects of the City and recommended the Housing and Redevelopment Authority board consist of all noncouncil people. Mayor Madsen suggested the City Council consider the alternative and the appointment of a Housing and Redevelopment Authority board would be again discussed at a later date. C. City Code Mr. Dave Sellergren indicated the City codification became much more of a project than anticipated, and therefore, the cost is approximately $4,000 over estimate, and further indicated that the cost could go higher, depending on changes necessary due to public hearings. Mayor Madsen indicated the codification must be finished and might be paid for from the contingency fund. COUNCILMAN OTTO MOVED APPROVAL OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR THE CODIFICATION TO BE PAID AT THE END OF THE CURRENT YEAR FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND, UNLESS IT WAS FOUND NECESSARY TO BUDGET FOR CODIFICATION COSTS LN THE 1981 BUDGET AS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT GENERAL FUNDS. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED 4-0. D. Minnesota Managers' Seminar May 7-9 The City Administrator indicated he would be attending the Minnesota Managers' Seminar May 7-9 at Brainerd, MN, and further indicated he would be co-leading a session on budget preparation. E. LAWCON Grant The City Administrator indicated he had been working with the City planner, Zack Johnson, gathering information for submission of an application for LAWCON grants and had discovered the owner of the bog, a potential park site project, was not interested in selling part of the property for a park. The City Administrator further indicated that, in gathering in- formation for a grant to develop the old dump site, it was found that LAWCON funding has been severely restricted and the City would need approximately $8,000 of in-kinp match or cash in order to get a grant. It was the City Administrator's recommendation that the City Council not endorse submission of a LAWCON grant application in calendar year 1980 for 1981. It was the concensus of the City Council not to pursue LAWCON grants in calendar year 1981.