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million dollars. The City is going to have to grow their way out of this situation by keeping costs <br />down as long as they can until they can get the cash to pick up. That being saidhe could a~ee to <br />that there is a quality issue as well and the quality issue long term could be very costly. He stated <br />that they needed to analyze the differences. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson explained that the City would be asking for the developer to pay <br />for the City to hire an engineer. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig replied that that was terrific. The problem he has is that it is very hard to <br />manage and they need to put ground rules on how much they spend on the subcontractor. <br />Possibly they could do that by setting a limit on the amount of building that can occur each year. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman noted that if the Council starts talking about restrictions of growth <br />while they are discussing the future of Town Center, there might not h_e__a Town Center. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen noted that she was not talking about stopPing development at a <br />certain number but having a vision in mind. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that the strategic plan helps staff by estimating the amount of work <br />that might be needed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen suggested that they identify what the goals are and how they are <br />going to handle those goals. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson verified that the Council was not saying that they would cut off <br />development if they were to go over that percentage. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen replied that that was correct.' <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson stated that at this time, staff is looking at changing the process <br />with infrastructure by having the City hire an engineer at the developer's cost to design <br />infi'astructure. <br /> <br />Councilmernber Strommen felt that that was a good idea. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that he would be in favor of that change. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook inquired if the insPection of the infraStructure would still be the <br />responsibility of the City. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson replied yes. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if staff thought it would be possible to rough out a budget based <br />on future growth based on the market study. <br /> <br />City Council/March 4~ 2003 <br /> Page 13 of 16 <br /> <br />-123- <br /> <br /> <br />