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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 14, 2009 Montour asked when the Council needed to act on the request for reissuance of the IUP. The City Attorney noted that this is a public hearing, and reminded the Council of the need to ask for input from the public. He further noted that give the discussion of the need for additional refinement of the details of the redevelopment plan, the Council can continue the public hearing to a date specific. The City Attorney commented that it does not appear that Mr. Frattalone would have an objection to tabling the matter to a date specific. Frattalone asked if the Council could act to approve an extension of the IUP this evening with the understanding that he and the City will continue to work together on the redevelopment plan. Blesener felt that action should be tabled for 60 days. He stated that he would like more of the redevelopment details worked out before taking action on the reissuance of the IUP. Montour agreed. He indicated that he had no objection to reissuing the IUP for a period of time, but stated that he would like some bullet points established relative to the redevelopment process first. Montour stated that he did not have enough information this evening to act on the IUP reissuance. Frattalone indicated that he will be out-of--town for the next couple of months and asked that the matter be tabled for longer than 60 days. Frattalone expressed concern that even at that point, he and the City will not have all the answers. Blesener agreed, but felt that there will be more details worked out so that a redevelopment agreement can be put in place. Keis stated that while the final plan may not be worked out, there will be an agreement in place that will outline what is going to happen over the next five years. Keis stated that he, too, was not ready to act on reissuance of the IUP this evening. Frattalone asked what additional information the City might want from him. Keis suggested that some of the key points outlined in the agreement may include an escalator clause for the recycling fee that Frattalone pays the City, benchmarks at the three, four, or five year points, etc. Blesener suggested that the matter be tabled for 90 days and at that time a redevelopment plan with timelines and bullet points be presented to the City. Blesener also suggested that the escalator clause be looked at. Frattalone noted that in the current economy it is common for these fees to go down. He suggested that it might be helpful to have an additional committee meeting to discuss the details. Blesener agreed. Frattalone pointed out that the redevelopment project must be a partnership between the City and Fra-Dor. Frattalone stated that the redevelopment will not be an extension of Ryan Industrial Park.