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• The city clerk inserted all changes into the draft code document for review by the council. The council has overviewed the code, section by section, with staff explaining any changes that were seen as substantive and with the council incorporating changes as they deemed appropriate. Note that the update project does not include the zoning section of the code at this time. Those regulations will be updated as part of implementation of the comprehensive plan. Requested Council Direction The process of staff and council review has concluded, changes and updates have been inserted and the code has been reprinted. Staff is prepared to bring forward the new code in its entirety for council approval. There are some specific requirements for passage of a new city code. Please note the following list that outlines those requirements and proposes a schedule for council consideration as well as installation of the new code. 1. The City Charter, Section 3.11, directs the council to keep the city code up to date with additions and deletions as it deems necessary and this is the purpose of the code update project. The charter also allows the incorporation of new provisions with proper notice in the newspaper. If the council directs that the recodification project should proceed, staff will proceed to publish the appropriate notices in the Quad Press on October 13 and October 20. 2. The code must be adopted by ordinance and the city charter requires two readings at least fourteen days apart for passage of ordinances. Staff proposes that an ordinance enacting the city code be brought forward at the council meeting on November 9 and November 23. 3. A public hearing is required and staff proposes that it be held at the 1st reading on November 9. 4. Adoption of any changes to tobacco regulations require written notice mailed at least 30 days before the hearing to each person licensed to sell tobacco products. If the schedule for consideration of the new code is found to be acceptable to the council at this work session, the city clerk will mail these notices as soon as possible. 5. The city's fee schedule would be removed from the text of the code of ordinances but would be updated and adopted annually as an appendix to the code. The fee schedule requires a public hearing and staff proposes that the hearing for the 2011 city fee schedule ordinance be held in conjunction with the hearing on adoption of the new code. If the council authorizes that this process should proceed, staff proposes to provide for public review at the hearing a copy of the new code that shows all the changes (underline and strike out) that are included in adopting the new code. 2 • • •