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February 24, 2000 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Chuck Whiting, City Administrator Re: February 28, 2000 City Council Meeting Here's what we have on the agenda for Monday: 7C. Consent Agenda - Approve Monday March 20, 2000 at 5 p.m. Meeting Date for Council/Staff Retreat: This item under consent sets a retreat for the third Monday in March. If the Council needs some discussion on this it should then be taken off the Consent Agenda. 10A. Resolution Accepting Updated Comprehensive Plan Recommended by the Planning Commission and Authorizing its Submittal to the Metropolitan Council - Rick Jopke, Community Development Director: Rick's memo and presentation will cover this item. 10B. Consideration of Charter Commission Resolutions to Amend Certain Sections of the City Charter - Bob Long, City Attorney: Bob Long will review the Charter Commission proposed amendments to the Charter. There are a couple of minor changes that can review with the Council on Monday. Procedurally, the Council may choose to act on these in a first reading and set a public hearing for a later date for a second reading. Rather than set that all up here, the discussion Monday night and the Council's preferences can dictate the following action. 10C. Consideration of Resolution 5416, a Resolution Directing and Authorizing Staff to Initiate a Rezoning Action of Bridges Golf Course Properties - Jim Ericson: Staff and the attorney have been reviewing the billboard sign process for the golf course and suggest consideration be given to changing the zoning classification of the golf course. Much of the course is zoned "CRP", Conservancy, Recreation and Preservation. The Council may recall having discussed the relevancy of that designation some time ago, but it doesn't seem to really fit with the course, and now more so with the signs. It is also possible this designation could raise questions for the City when applying to state agencies for sign permitting. For whatever reason, we did not pursue amending this when it last came up, but the Council may want to have staff pursue it now to ensure the land use and the zoning better correspond. The resolution drafted authorizes this to happen. 10D. Resignation of City Administrator - Chuck Whiting, City Administrator: As I mentioned at the last meeting, my approval to work for St. Croix County, Wisconsin did happen the next day. Therefore, I submitted my resignation dated February 17, 2000 effective for March 27, 2000, which will take me to the last March Council meeting. I certainly have appreciated the opportunity to work for you and the residents of Mounds