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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 8,1999 Members of the YMCA Board are asked to give a donation each year. Mayor Sullivan suggested the Council be willing to pay the annual donation of $1,000. It was the consensus of Council that the Council pays the annual donation fee of $1,000 to the YMCA each year. Mayor Sullivan continued stating Board Members of the YMCA have been asked to be involved with fundraising. Mayor Sullivan stated she is uncomfortable with the City Administrator or any City staff getting involved with fundraising. It was the Consensus of Council that the City Administrator may fulfill the fundraising requirement by printing an article in the newspaper, newsletter, and contacting other City Administrators whose cities benefits from the YMCA. LIAISON REPORT, MAYOR SULLIVAN Mayor Sullivan updated the Council regarding the Environmental Board has done a great job and they have a lot of potential. T great plan for the City and the group as a whole is satisfied presented to Council in January 2000. The key to the pl inventory. The plan is a broad plan. Each plat will survey done at a cost of $500 — 1,500. It is an costs. The Environmental Plan should be inc Environmental Board needs recognitio recommendations. The Board dev_ approved as City ordinances Mayor Sullivan stated oversee the imple basis. Discussions citizen -input group quality of life surve he stated the tal Plan is a draft will be ement plan and own environmental veloper will recoup those into the City process. The and support for their Ines for developers that should be t n visory Group was established five (5) years ago to ati= e, the 20/20 Vision. The group is based on a consensus eld regarding disbanding the group. Other options for a e n discussed including a yearly town meeting and another the newsletter. The group has become more of an issue group that has no purpose. The City is on track with the 20/20 Vision plan. Mayor Sullivan recommended the City sunset the Citizens Advisory Group. She suggested the City to find another way to provide broad citizen input. Mayor Sullivan also suggested the Council add regular liaison updates at Council work sessions. She stated EDAC has both a good one & five (5) year plan. The group is looking at putting together draft policies for the City regarding incentives. She added that it is important that minutes from all boards get routed appropriately. Mayor Sullivan referred to two (2) memos she distributed. The first memo related to the Springsted report. She expressed concern regarding the assumptions that were made in the report. The memo indicated the report is inaccurate and listed additional information 4