01-22-2018 Council Meeting Packet

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 2, 2018 DRAFT 4 4. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon – Council Member Rafferty explained that he is 129 involved with this group. He doesn’t think that when the council authorized funding for 130 the group, it was meant to be anything other than startup assistance. After meeting with 131 the group, he heard that city funding for the group may not be appropriate according to 132 what other cities have done. Mayor Reinert suggested that it isn’t illegal but he 133 understands that the city should consider the situation. Council Member Rafferty 134 suggested getting a legal opinion on the situation, including if the past funding should be 135 returned. City Administrator Karlson concurred and said that he would seek legal 136 advice. Mayor Reinert suggested that the opinion should really be based on whether or 137 not the city can help 501(c)3 groups (including when there is a benefit to the city). 138 139 Council Member Rafferty said he’s also curious about where the group’s mail is 140 delivered – that location is currently city hall. Mayor Reinert remarked that the address 141 here at city hall was just a way to get started. The address can be the decision of group. 142 Administrator Karlson will investigate that also. 143 5. Advisory Boards – Administrator Karlson said that staff is ready to schedule 144 interviews with the applicants. Mayor Reinert recalled that the council decided to 145 interview all applicants. Council Member Rafferty concurred; he sees getting Planning 146 and Zoning members in place as a priority. 147 148 Mayor Reinert remarked that he’d like to have a joint meeting with the boards once again 149 (pizza, hand shaking, update, etc). 150 151 The times suggested for advisory board interviews– prior to every council meeting (one 152 hour). 153 6. Council Updates on Boards/Commissions - There were none. 154 7. Monthly Progress Report – Administrator Karlson reported on the video room 155 upgrade. He noted the situation of working into the video tech schedule the current 156 Scanner Tech person who has experience in the area. He reviewed the status of that 157 project and the schedule for completion. 158 8. 49/J Sewer & Water Extension, Land Use discussion – Community 159 Development Director Grochala reviewed a PowerPoint presentation outlining: 160 161 - Water and sewer options 162 - extending services to provide for future use; 163 - will require a city lead (right of way acquisitions, etc) to expedite; 164 - asking council if plans and specs should be authorized for improvements. 165 166 Mayor Reinert asked for an update on development plans for the area. Mr. Grochala 167