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Item B: Introduction of Ordinance No. 591: This ordinance amendment will relieve the City of having to conduct a public hearing and mailing for license renewals. Procedures for new licenses will remain the same. This change should relieve some work staff has that to date has not demonstrated a practical need. Items G and H: Bruce's memos cover these items having to do with the Tautges Redpath situation. First, Item G will address an agreement resolving our differences regarding the software package. Second, Item H authorizes Tautges Redpath to proceed with our audit. Bruce and Bob Long worked out this arrangement per the direction of the Council at our closed session of April 7. Staff will address the relationship of the closed meeting to the arrangements made here on Monday evening. Those are the items I will comment on for Monday evening's Council meeting. In other business, I have met with Children's Home Society and Larry Werthiem of Kennedy and Graven on their lease. We are modifying the agreement for final draft. Two items I will note, first, CHS will be unable to commit to a 15 year lease. While am disappointed in this and somewhat surprised, I am proposing to them a 5 year lease arrangement with a one year opt notice to cancel provision for the City. I think this will still be okay. Second, a provision allowing CHS to use the kitchen for $1,000 a year during weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. was added. The agreement would start August 15 assuming construction is complete by then. I am waiting from word back from CHS. Also, their board does not meet until later in May to consider this. This will likely mean the City Council will take up this lease prior to CHS. Therefor I am also discussing with them placing some future rent in an escrow for now as a hedge against the City's cost of specifying the building construction and past architectural work. Next week I will meet with Nick Temali of Community Education on their lease arrangement. As you may know,the attempts to gain legislation regarding MAC and the airport failed in committee this week. Other efforts are underway to redo this, including attaching the amendment to another bill. Representative Evans has been doing great work in trying to make this happen. An update will be given Monday evening. There is also discussion about setting up a meeting between MAC and the City with Representative Evans. Mark Ryan, the gentleman who attended our Council meeting two weeks ago also called to set up a meeting as we discussed during that Council meeting. Depending on what else happens between now and Monday evening, there may for the agenda. I need to continue to review the needs of the Bel Rae project for Council action at this point in the game. Staff may want to add to the agenda some time to review Bel Rae matters such as VB Digs and Children's Home Society negotiations. Also, if Council has any questions that can be resolved by myself or staff prior to the meeting, feel free to call. Have a great weekend. 1111