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Councilmember Riley said he does not think they would know where the Police Department may be wasting their time. He added that the Council would love to hear policy ideas if Police Chief Katers has any. Councilmember Musgrove shared that she would rather have resources going towards solving cases rather than funding Coffee with a Cop. Police Chief Katers stated if the Council ever does hear feedback on how the Police Department is using their resources, he would love to hear this feedback as well. Councilmember Olson suggested that Staff could bring items to Council to see if they are still worth putting resources towards so they can have awareness into this. Economic Development Manager Sullivan noted that something that has occurred a few times in the older industrial districts is that those who have septic systems that want to hook up to City water and sewer and are paying a high price to do so. He said it would be great if there was something they could do to offer an incentive or help mitigate this cost to help these businesses if they choose to hook up to City water and sewer. Community Development Director Hanson agreed. Councilmember Musgrove asked if this is something a resident could have an assessment on their property taxes for. Finance Director Lund shared they have done assessments in the past. Community Development Director Hanson shared these current concerns are in regard to businesses that want to hook up to City sewer and water because their septic is failing; however, the hook up is way too much money and it is cheaper to put in another septic system. Economic Development Manager Sullivan noted he does not have a solution for this; however, he believes it is something they should be encouraging. He said this comes down to sewer hook ups in redevelopment areas and noted they will have a lot of these on Highway 10 coming up. Community Development Director Hanson added that they are missing the opportunity of recouping some of these costs and these businesses are having to go back to septic and are not able to utilize City services. Economic Development Manager Sullivan shared there are financial benefits to this because commercial systems are a lot larger, and this would allow for more room on the site to build more buildings or get adequate parking that these businesses need rather than having a mound septic system that needs to be so far away from the buildings. City Administrator Hagen asked if they are listening to people when they should not be. He gave the example of watching the community Facebook page and noted there are a few users who just City Council Special Work Session / February 1, 2024 Page 11 of 20