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City Council meeting of April 16, 2007 Page 7 WITHIN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND APPROVING THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN THEREFOR. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2007-18 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING POLICY. VOTING AYE. Granger, Haas, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, to take a five-minute recess. All aye. Motion Carried. DISCUSSION ON MARCH 15.2007 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND RURAL AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND PROPOSED MORATORIUM At its March 15, 2007 meeting, the Hugo Planning Commission discussed the direction provided to them by Council regarding the current rural and open space preservation ordinance. Council directed the PC to review and provide revisions to the ordinance and submit back to Council by a May 1, 2007 deadline. After discussion, the PC agreed to table the issue to their April 12, 2007 meeting. During the past several months, several Planning Commission members have suggested that a moratorium should be imposed on new developments related to the ordinance while the revisions are being undertaken. Recent discussions at City Council meetings have focused on alternatives to the current Rural Preservation Program that should be discussed concurrent with the ongoing process to update Comprehensive Plan. CD Director Bryan Bear provided Council a PowerPoint presentation with a background of the rural preservation program and the potential merits of a moratorium that would result in the City initiating a study of the current ordinance, including a review of alternate methods that will encourage the preservation of land. Council discussed the pros/cons of the moratorium. Granger made motion, Puleo seconded, to table action on the moratorium ordinance based on: 1) the absence of Council member Becky Petryk; and 2) allow the Planning Commission an additional 45 days to discuss the proposed ordinance and bring back to Council for consideration. VOTING AYE: Granger, Puleo, Miron ABSTAINED: Haas Motion Carried. DISCUSSION ON ANNUAL CITY AUDIT AND MEETING WITH SMITH SCHAFER & ASSOCIATES Each year, the City contracts with a private independent auditor in order to complete the City's annual audit. Finance Director Ron Otkin has scheduled the annual audit for late April, at which he and City staff will work with auditors from Smith Schafer & Associates to complete the 2006 annual City audit. At its February 5, 2007 meeting, Council listened to a handful of residents who had signed a petition letter requesting the state auditor complete an independent audit of the City of Hugo. Council did not