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COUNCIL MINUTES February 12, 2007 APPROVED •81 and state funded improvement project will require the issuance of bonds for a portion of financing. 182 The IRS requires that the city declare the intent to bond prior to encumbering costs; it is, however, a 183 non-binding declaration. 184 185 Council Member Stoltz moved to approved Resolution No. 07-28, as presented. Council Member 186 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 187 188 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 189 190 There was no Unfinished Business. 191 192 NEW BUSINESS 193 194 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-29, accepting the 2030 Vision Plan — Community Visioning 195 Committee (CVC) Chair Kathryn Gallup initiated a PowerPoint presentation outlining the activities 196 and recommendations of the city's visioning project, Spotlight on 2030. There was a review of the 197 process used to prepare this broad blueprint for the city for the next 25 years. The effort began with a 198 group of citizen volunteers and continued over a five month process that included community forums, 199 formation of project issue teams and culminated with the report before the council. The two main 200 goals that emerged are: 1) Ensure quality land use, growth management, and preservation of the 201 community's unique natural resources and amenities; and 2) Sustain and increase the overall quality . 02 of both the community and the lives of its residents. 03 204 Chair Gallup introduced the chairs of the individual project issue teams: Cheryl Sanchez, Community 205 Residential and Neighborhood Development; Peter Brown, Roads and Transportation; Steve 206 Granquist, Economic and Commercial Development; and Judy Brunner, Community Amenities and 207 Natural Resources. Each reviewed the vision and goals identified by their project team. 208 209 Chair Gallup extended thanks to all the citizens who participated in the process and noted that the full 210 plan is available to all citizens in its entirety on the city's Web site and in the City Hall library. 211 212 Carl Neu, Neu & Associates, consultant to the visioning project, added that this project continued the 213 city's tradition of good planning and the report is a credit to the group and their work. 214 215 The council offered thanks to Mr. Neu for his assistance in facilitating the project. Mary Alice 216 Divine, Economic Development Coordinator, was recognized for her lead staff work on the visioning 217 project. 218 219 The council offered kudos, hats off and a high -five to the dedicated citizens who worked on the 220 visioning project and thanked them for the report. 221 222 Council Member Stoltz moved to approved Resolution No. 07-29, as presented. Council Member 223 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. *24 5