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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 24, 2003 Page 6 l Motion by Councilmember Thuesen to adopt Resolution 03-047, approving redevelopment 0 option for the Stonehouse/SAV 1 and Fire Station site. 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 6 VIII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 7 City Manager Morrison discussed the"Future Council Agenda Items" distributed to the Council. 8 He noted the following items: 9 ■ Six requests for planning review at the Council meeting on July 22, 2003. 10 ■ Work session with the School Board on July 29, 2003, which would be held at the new 11 Central Park Pavilion. 12 ■ Tax increment public hearing for Apache Plaza was deferred until August 26, 2003. 13 ■ Bid packages for the public works/fire facilities would be considered at the August 26, 2003, 14 meeting. 15 ■ Closed on Christian property; however, the residents of the homes have a lease with the City 16 until July 30, 2003. One of the City's obligations is to abate asbestos in the two homes, 17 which would be done the first week of August 2003. Bid packages were due August 12. 18 • Public hearing for conditional use permit and variances for the fire station and setback 19 variances for the public works building would be held on July 15, 2003. 20 ■ Construction Committee picked a groundbreaking date, for both buildings, of September 9, 21 2003, at 5:00 p.m. Refreshments would be served after the groundbreaking. 22 ■ Stonehouse auction was held on June 19, 2003. The early numbers showed that the City 23 netted $27,000. ■ Meetings being held with County Board regarding easement issue, which is tentatively 0 scheduled for County Board approval at an August 8, 2003, meeting. 26 27 Mr. Morrison stated that Mayor Hodson had sent a letter to the utility company regarding an 28 extra 1/2% sales tax. He noted that CenterPoint Energy had responded immediately. 29 30 Councilmember Horst had no report. 31 32 Councilmember Sparks asked Mr. Morrison what was happening with the trees in the park. She 33 stated that they should have been in by the beginning of June. She also asked how the grass 34 looked. Mr. Morrison responded that there had not been any changes since the meeting with the 35 Park Commission. He stated that everything was on schedule. 36 37 Councilmember Thuesen asked Mr. Morrison about the grass at Central Park. He wondered if it 38 was the contractor who was putting in the grass and maintaining it. He stated that he had talked 39 with a resident who felt the grass should be establishing better and quicker. He asked if the 40 Council should explore obtaining the services of an "expert." 41 42 Councilmember Sparks responded that the City's consultant was supposedly an expert. She 43 stated there had been problems with the soil because it was sandy. The sandy soil was causing 44 the grass to take hold at a slower pace. She added that the sandy soil was chosen because of 45 drainage issues. Councilmember Sparks noted that the people who designed the park were not 16 taking care of growing the grass, as another entity was responsible for the turf management.