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City’s Role in Redevelopment: It may also be good to have a philosophical discussion about how aggressive/involved should the city be in promoting redevelopment, especially as it relates to land assembly. We have been fairly aggressive in the past with projects like Rice & Little Canada Road, the Vroom site, Parkview Court, Pine Tree Ponds, and Owasso/Woodlyn. I want to make sure I understand how the Council wants me to proceed when opportunities arise so I’m not misspeaking to prospective developers. Housing Rehab Program: Attachment #4 is a draft proposal from the Housing Resource Center for the establishment of a housing rehab program. I would like to review this proposal and discuss some of the various concepts with you to determine if we want to move forward with this or not. I believe we have a solid funding option, but you need to be comfortable with that approach. Changes to Boulevard Restoration Specs: One of the most challenging aspects of street projects is boulevard restoration. In the past, we have used sod. This is an expensive option that experience marginal success due to improper soil preparation and lack of watering for a sufficient period of time beyond the warranty period by the homeowner. In one case I can think of, the sodded area died two summers later during a drought period. We then moved to using seed to re-establish boulevard turf. This option is less costly and once the grass establishes, it is more adapted to the existing conditions and will do better with inconsistent maintenance. However, some cases of poor soils used in seed bed preparation and watering during the growth of young grass plants have also caused some problems. A professional acquaintance of mine mentioned their city’s more specialized specifications to help address these concerns. (It is more costly than our current seeding specs.) This person is a city administrator who has also been a city engineer. I asked him for a copy of these specs, but I haven’t received them yet. Assuming I get them by Wednesday, I would like to briefly review them and determine is this is something we should pursue. Action Plan Status Report: Attachment #5 is the 2016 Action Plans we adopted earlier this year. We can discuss where we are at with each of them and any modifications that are necessary. Old Fire Hall Update: Staff asked Dick Krumm of RVK Architects to take a look at the Old Fire Hall and give us some options for exterior upgrades. We met with him a few weeks ago, but I still haven’t received a final report. We placed $200,000 in the 2017 General Capital Improvement Fund to address this issue. I will try to have some updated information available for Wednesday’s meeting. Other: We can talk about any other general items you have concerns/questions about.