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Council Minutes of 6/18/96 ,,,„~^ Country Club Boulevard be referred to the Planning Commission for review. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKay and unanimously passed. 2) The BZD Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25. Mr. McKay reported for Mr. Lind, Chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee held a joint meeting with the Legislative Committee on Wednesday, June 12. In attendance were committee members Lind, McKay, Musial; Council Members Limpert, Nashar, O'Grady; Mayor Boyle; Safety Director Kasler; Service Director Bohlmann; Finance Director Burns. The committee discussed Ordinance 96-101, which deals with the community reinvestment section of the administrative code. The revision would allow the Housing Council to establish a fee structure for the review of tax abatement applications. It was decided to amend the legislation to note that fees will not be charged for residential property abatement requests. Also, in sub-paragraph C the words "and any expense incurred by the city" will be added to the second sentence and the third sentence will be deleted. The Finance Committee recommended passage of the amended legislation The amended legislation is on the agenda and will be passed under suspension of the rules. Mr. O'Grady, Chairperson of the Legislative Committee, commented the committee also recommended passage of the amended legislation. 2) The Finance Committee met immediately following the joint committee meeting. The attendees were the same. The agenda included the following legislation: a. Ordinance 96-88, which awards anon-exclusive cable franchise to Cablevision. This is still in negotiations. b. Ordinance 96-92, which confirms the sale of city owned surplus property--former fire station one. This was previously approved by the Finance Committee but further clarification was needed of the actual use of the proceeds. Sale proceeds are earmarked for bond retirement of short-term or vehicle-type debt. c. Resolution 96-94, which authorizes bidding for improvements to Old Town Hall and the Data Processing offices in City Hall. Approximately $97,000 remains from our previous borrowings. Since Old Town Hall is a historical structure and the intent is to reopen it to the public, all bidding and improvements must conform to ADA requirements. The majority of the committee recommended approval. Mrs. Saringer, Chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) Attended the Recreation Commission meeting held at Springvale on June 12. Attendees received a tour of the golf course and clubhouse. It was reported that, because of inclement weather, revenue for the month of May is down by $10,000. Engineering is underway for some of the improvements to be made at Springvale. There are several problems which will need to be addressed in the future, providing money is available. A golf outing benefiting the DARE program has tentatively been scheduled for August 28. Also, the establishment of a junior golf league is being discussed. 2) The Recreation Committee met on June 18 to discuss Ordinance 96-94, which authorizes the bidding for improvements to Old Town Hall and the Data Processing offices at City Hall. The work on these improvements should begin this year. 4