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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION November 3, 2008 APPROVED 154 7. Storm Water Utility (verbal report) - Finance Officer Rolek noted that the 155 storm water utility discussion feeds into the 5 year plan discussion. Revisiting the 156 question of this utility is also a council established goal for the year. If this is to come 157 forward, it would require an update of pertinent information for a new process of 158 consideration. Staff requests council direction on whether or not to move forward. 159 A member recalled that there was much concern in the community when this idea was 160 previously discussed and asked if staff considers that concern came from the numbers or 161 the concept. 162 Mr. Rolek recalled that there was concern about the impact on different types of 163 properties and credit for conservation; the concern was not strictly rate oriented. 164 The council decided to continue discussion of the topic at upcoming strategic financial 165 planning sessions in 2009. 166 9. City Code Update — City Clerk Bartell provided the council with a draft 167 document representing the city code updated to reflect ordinances passed since the last 168 recodification (1993), amendments to state and other laws, and suggested updates. The 169 code project is an identified goal for 2009 and staff is proposing a schedule for review 170 and passage of an updated city code for reprinting and establishment on-line (city web 171 site). 172 The council reviewed the proposed schedule and was requested to review the non - 173 substantive changes on their own time. Staff will be presenting the more substantive 174 changes for review at upcoming work sessions. 175 It was noted that the code project does not include the land use sections of the code since 176 those regulations will soon be updated separately based on the comprehensive plan 177 update project. 178 10. Economic Development Meeting — Economic Development Coordinator Divine 179 noted that the council has an identified goal to diversify, expand and enhance the city's 180 tax base with an underlying objective to prepare, approve and carry out an economic 181 development strategy to implement the economic development portion of the 182 comprehensive plan, including determination of the role of the Economic Development 183 Advisory Committee in carrying out a strategy. To that end, communication with the 184 EDAC group is important. Staff requests council direction regarding a meeting with 185 EDAC on this matter. 186 The council discussed the value of having an internal (council) discussion of economic 187 development in order to prepare to meet with EDAC. It would seem most valuable to 188 have that meeting with the EDAC board as it will exist in 2009. 189 11. Review of Regular Meeting Agenda 190 The council reviewed the agenda.