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• need to schedule a separate meeting with different people for everything —you <br />can just tack an EDA meeting onto a regular council meeting. <br />• <br />• <br />Mr. Bubul's comments note that when non - council members are added to an <br />EDA, the common practice is to add limitations on the EDA's activities. <br />Generally, these are protections to ensure that the council has final control of <br />financial decisions. <br />In research conducted regarding the composition of other cities' EDAs, the <br />results are mixed. However, it appears, after contacting several cities which had <br />non - elected commissioners, that in general, those EDAs act more in an advisory <br />capacity than as an authority with powers separate from the city council. <br />EDAC Review <br />EDAC reviewed Mr. Bubul's comments at its October meeting. Two concerns <br />were raised: 1) that the council ensure appointed members of the EDA be <br />selected from EDAC; and 2) assurance that appointed EDA members could not <br />be individually sued without protection from the city. The city's insurance <br />representative reviewed the policy and assured staff that the city covers <br />appointed individuals on the EDA for liability. <br />Requested Council Direction <br />It is council prerogative how it would like to proceed. If it wishes to amend the <br />structure of the EDA, staff will have the attorney draft an amended enabling <br />resolution for your consideration. The EDA must submit to the council its <br />recommended modifications and request the city council hold a public hearing. <br />Attachment(s) <br />1. Memo from Steve Bubul <br />2. EDA Enabling Resolution #33 -90 <br />3. Organizational Resolution of the EDA #02 -90 <br />3 <br />