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great, they had asked about the hurdles the City may have and therefore in a way set that up for <br />failure. <br />Chairperson Steffen stated that the City just needs one catalyst to spark the interest of other <br />retailers and restaurants. <br />Mayor Strommen stated that there seems to be consensus with a factfinding mission regarding <br />other retail focused brokers. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated that price needs to be talked about, noting that if you are <br />going to stimulate a market there may need to be subsidies. He stated that would be one element <br />that the City could control. He stated that destination users should also be a focus as that would <br />drive traffic counts. <br />Councilmember Williams stated that she liked the manner in which the Platinum Properties <br />agreement was setup with incentives for reaching the goals the community wants, even though <br />that deal did not move forward. She stated that dropping the price of land is not always the <br />answer. <br />Mayor Strommen stated that in that case the City did not use penalties but offered incentives for <br />building out within a shorter timeline. She stated that perhaps that type of incentive would help <br />the City to yield the desired result. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau agreed that it would be helpful to be dynamic and not so rigid in <br />order to consider options that come forward and opportunities that could arise. <br />Mayor Strommen noted that this has been a thoughtful discussion and thanked the EDA for their <br />time tonight. <br />2.02: Discussion Regarding an Amendment to the City's Personnel Policy <br />Human Resources Manager Lasher reviewed the staff report. <br />Councilmember Kuzma used the example of a Councilmember that is on the program and then is <br />no longer on the Council. He asked if that Councilmember would be eligible for Cobra. <br />Human Resources Manager Lasher confirmed that the Councilmember would be eligible for <br />Cobra for up to 18 months. She continued to review the staff report. <br />Councilmember Kuzma asked the direction requested of the Council tonight. <br />Human Resources Manager Lasher stated that she would simply want the consensus of the <br />Council and the item could then appear on the Consent Agenda for the next meeting. <br />The consensus of the Council was to direct staff to move forward with the amendment of the <br />personnel policy as presented. <br />City Council Work Session / September 26, 2017 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />