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<br />Councilmember Elvig noted with all of the proposals in front of the Council at this time there is <br />approximately 30 million dollars in bonding coming up. He expressed concern with how fast <br />this is moving while Town Center has slowed down. He stated the Council has to have a serious <br />discussion about the intentions of the Council with the growth of this entire City, rather than just <br />this section. He stated there is a lot of opportunity here, but he does not see how to cash flow <br />this unless they agree to proceed with other areas. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen concurred this is a conversation the Council needs to have. She <br />stated there are costs associated with the City growing out that need to be factored in as well. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook stated the Council agreed a long time ago to make this work. They cannot <br />tell the developers to go forward and then not put in the plumbing and the roads. If the Council <br />drags their feet on this the project will not happen. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec commented there are proposals to develop to the north as well. This City is <br />developing and people will not be able to sit on their land. This is a very crucial time. The <br />growth is a big step but it will happen. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated it must be realized that there are costs associated with the <br />growth, and the Council should not look at the growth as the answer for this area. <br /> <br />3) RTC 1st Amendment to Master Development Agreement <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman suggested this topic be rescheduled to another night, due to the <br />length of time needed for discussion. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to schedule a one-topic meeting to discuss the RTC 1st <br />Amendment to the Master Development Agreement for February 16,2005 at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman indicated he will contact Councilmembers Jeffrey and Olson to set <br />up a separate meeting time to provide them background information regarding this issue. <br /> <br />4) HRA (1st) <br /> <br />Moved up first in the agenda. <br /> <br />5) Rivers Bend Development/Highway Access Matter <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman explained as part of the T.H. #47 improvement project initiated in <br />1999, the City was required to purchase right of accesses. One right of access acquisition <br />remains unresolved. The access does not connect to Highway #47, but it was platted for access <br />at proposed 143rd Avenue at a property owned by Rick Foster. In 1999, the City entered into <br />discussions with Mr. Foster and he requested an exchange of property for the access right <br />acquisition. Negotiations were never completed and the matter still remains unresolved. He <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/February 1, 2005 <br />Page 9 of 10 <br />