01-02-2018 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 2, 2018 APPROVED 129 4. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon — Council Member Rafferty explained that he is 130 involved with this group. He doesn't think that when the council authorized funding for 131 the group, it was meant to be anything other than startup assistance. After meeting with 132 the group, he heard that city funding for the group may not be appropriate according to 133 what other cities have done. Mayor Reinert suggested that it isn't illegal but he 134 understands that the city should consider the situation. Council Member Rafferty 135 suggested getting a legal opinion on the situation, including if the past funding should be 136 returned. City Administrator Karlson concurred and said that he would seek legal 137 advice. Mayor Reinert suggested that the opinion should really be based on whether or 138 not the city can help 501(c)3 groups (including when there is a benefit to the city). 139 140 Council Member Rafferty said he's also curious about where the group's mail is delivered 141 — that location is currently city hall. Mayor Reinert remarked that the address here at city 142 hall was just a way to get started. The address can be the decision of group. 143 Administrator Karlson will investigate that also. 144 5. Advisory Boards — Administrator Karlson said that staff is ready to schedule 145 interviews with the applicants. Mayor Reinert recalled that the council decided to 146 interview all applicants. Council Member Rafferty concurred; he sees getting Planning 147 and Zoning members in place as a priority. 148 149 Mayor Reinert remarked that he'd like to have a joint meeting with the boards once again 150 (pizza, hand shaking, update, etc). 151 152 The times suggested for advisory board interviews— prior to every council meeting (one 153 hour). 154 6. Council Updates on Boards/Commissions - There were none. 155 7. Monthly Progress Report — Administrator Karlson reported on the video room 156 upgrade. He noted the situation of working into the video tech schedule the current 157 Scanner Tech person who has experience in the area. He reviewed the status of that 158 project and the schedule for completion. 159 8. 494 Sewer & Water Extension, Land Use discussion — Community 160 Development Director Grochala reviewed a PowerPoint presentation outlining: 161 162 - Water and sewer options 163 - extending services to provide for future use; 164 - will require a city lead (right of way acquisitions, etc) to expedite; 165 - asking council if plans and specs should be authorized for improvements. 166 4