11-10-1982 Council Meeting Minutes - Special Mtg

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• � � ; � i ; CITY OF' ORONO � � Special Meeting of. the Orono Council, 9 : 00 A. M. November 10 , 1982 The Orono Council met on the above date with the following members present : Mayor Van Nest, Councilmembers Adams and Frahm. Absent Council- member Butler and Hurr . Also present: City Administrator Benson, City Planner Olson, Dorothy N1cClung, Director of Legal Research, Department of Revenue, State of Minnesota; Russell Lund, Repre-- sentative from New Thought Center, Inc . , i�7i_l�ia;n Fenholt, Superintendent of Orcno 5c'riool Dis�ric� #278 , and City Cl�rk Stror�l. Mayor Van N�st ��cplained to the persons present NEW THOUGHT CENTER the his�ory of the Church of the Open Door and Tax Exempt Status the Andromedia property that was totally destroyed in a fire , and that a portion of the property was later sold and developed by a developer . Mayor Van Nest also stated that Milt Hilt, Hennepin Count_y Assessor, had been informed of this meeting but was not present. Ms. McClung stated that an abatement was filed February 4 , 1982 for a reduction in taxes for 1982 that Milt Hilt signed in 1981. Russ Lund stated that the property had been tax exempt for several years and that he had let�ers from County Commissioner Bud Robb informing him o:f the tax exempt classification for the church property. In 1978 , Steve Hanlin, former Orono Deputy Assessor, notified Russ Lund when he realized that proper papers were not filed when the property changed from renter to �urchaser. Mr . Lund stated that the church rented the property until they �urchased it in 1978 and that the church was exempt at that time. Mayor Van Nest stated that the Church of the Open Door did have a tax exempt status but their status did not carry over to a new operation such as the New Thought Center which needed a conditional use permit. Russ Lund stated that the church received tax exempt statements for 1978 , 1979 , & 1980 but that th� statements for the past two years, 1981 & 1982 did not show the tax exempt status. Lund also stated that he received a letter from Steve Hanlin to fill out an abatement form in June , 198� that was approved and signed by Hennepin County Jenson in August, 1980 .