Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/15/2021 - Special

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Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that this is a carryover item and was included because of the intent to sit down with the Planning Commission to discuss that further but noted that it would not have to be included in the plan. Councilmember Specht stated that he would agree with leaving the item in the plan. He noted that the O’Reilly’s project brought forward some concerns that he was not aware of in terms of lowering the sale price to support architectural requirements. He noted that perhaps some architectural requirements could be relaxed in order to get more retailers into The COR. Councilmember Musgrove commented that she views number ten as a review of the plan. She noted that if the intention is to meet with the Planning Commission, it would not necessarily need to be on the plan. She stated that in her opinion the review would include things like parking and how the vision for that has changed. Mayor Kuzma agreed that it would be important to connect with the Planning Commission and get on the same page with the vision. He agreed that the plan has changed since the original vision for The COR. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that if there is not strong consensus to keep the item, he would suggest removing the item from the plan and just move forward with the direction to meet with the Planning Commission. He confirmed the consensus of the Council to remove that item from the Strategic Plan. Councilmember Musgrove referenced number three and stated that while the action is low, the impact is shown as medium. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill noted that this is an instance where the budget impact would be a cost reduction. Councilmember Woestehoff referenced item 16 and stated that while he appreciates the lower priority, he believes the focus is more on replacement rather than new investments. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that this is a carryover item and staff would be comfortable removing it. He confirmed the consensus of the Council to remove the item. Councilmember Specht asked why number 11 would have a high budget impact. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that this could not be accomplished within the existing staff resources. Councilmember Specht commented that the overall goal is to maintain the properties. He asked if there is an appetite to pursue this or whether the language should be changed. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that staff suggested removing the item if the Council was not prepared but there was a lengthy discussion to keep the item. He noted that this City Council Special Work Session / June 15, 2021 Page 9 of 10