11-16-05 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 1G, 2005 The next category discussed was "Park Development". Leatherman asked if the City was planning a referendum or if there were tax increases necessary for any of the contemplated park improvements. Glaser replied that a referendum or tax increase was not being contemplated, and noted that the City is reworking its Park Master Plan, therefore, would like to gauge the feeling of the community on the projects listed in the minutes. The consensus was to include questions on the development projects listed, excluding, however, the potential purchase of excess 623 School District property given that the City had no specific plans for how it would utilize this property. It was also noted that there may be private interest in the acquisition of this parcel. Glaser suggested that a question be added about a disc golf facility as well as an open ended question about other facilities that residents are interested in. Leatherman suggested a question asking residents abouC facilities they use in other cities. LaValle noted that some of the City's recreational programs are combined with neighboring cities, which will likely be reflected in survey results. It was also the consensus to include questions about how often facilities are used and what time of the year they are used. With regard to trails, this will lead into a question about the continued plowing of hails during the winter. The "E-Commerce/Technology" category was next reviewed with the group agreeing that questions should be included on the use of the WEB site, payment of bills on line, receipt of City information via broadcast email, as well as other features that residents would like to see. Leatherman suggested a question asking residents if they would be willing to pay a fee for the convenience of bill paying on-line. The consensus was to eliminate the category related to the City's "Assessment Policy" given that it is unlikely the policy would be changed. "Code Enforcement" was next discussed and in addition to the code enforcement questions asked in the 1995 Survey, it was the consensus to include a question on signage (temporary, real estate signs, etc.). Those present discussed "RV Parking, Boat, Outdoor Storage Issues". The purpose of this category is to determine how residents feel about the outdoor storage of these types of items. "Winter Parking Ban" was discussed with the consensus that questions be include about a winter parking ban as well as a year round parking ban that would prohibit overnight parking on City streets from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. "Housing Maintenance Code" category was discussed, with Leatherman indicating that he will draft some questions for further review.