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City Council meeting of June 20, 2005 Page 6 SCHEDULE JOINT MEETING W/PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE FINAL DOWNTOWN DESIGN STANDARDS On Tuesday, June 14, 2005, the City held its final public informational meeting regarding the proposed downtown development design standards. The City's planning consultant, Landform, facilitated the Open House, which was lightly attended. Comments from attendees were positive. Landform and City staff are prepared to present the final draft of the guidelines. The Hugo Planning Commission requested a joint meeting with Council in order to finalize those guidelines. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to schedule a joint Council/Planning Commission meeting on Monday, July 18, 2005 at 6:00 pm, to approve the final draft of the downtown development guidelines. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVE HIRING OF NEW INTERN IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT. In April 2005, Council authorized staff to advertise for the intern position in the community development department. City staff received more than 30 applications for the vacancy created by Tom Denaway's full-time hiring with the City of Wyoming. City staff conducted seven interviews from a pool of well educated and well qualified individuals. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to hire Andrew Gitzlaff as the City's community development intern starting on July 5, 2005 at $10/hr, not to exceed six months. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY NUISANCE ORDINANCE Council member Chuck Haas requested this item be placed on the agenda to discuss code enforcement practices related to the City's nuisance ordinance. The existing ordinance does not allow for enforcement authority; authority is limited to the City Council enforcement of the ordinance. After discussion, Council did not feel that this issue was of high priority and the existing procedure for dealing with code enforcement violations was adequate. Council member Puleo did suggest that the ward Council member should be notified of code violations. No formal Council action was taken. UPDATE ON EAST METRO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM City Council members, as well as other City representatives, attended the East Metro Economic Development Forum held at the Machine Shed Restaurant on June 16, 2005. Mayor Miron updated Council and the listening public on Hugo's forum participation. 2005 AMM POLICY COMMITTEES City staff presented to Council an opportunity to serve on the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Policy Committees. No formal Council action was taken.