INTEROFFICE 
MEMORANDUM 
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to:        Mayor Russell
            City Council
            Department Heads
            Planning Commission
from:  Steve Thacker, City Manager
subject: City Manager’s Summary of November 7, 2007 Council Meeting
date:   November 2, 2007

D. Commendations and Awards – Blaine Lutz and his staff in the Finance Department will be recognized for receiving the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, an award from the Government Finance Officers Association that recognizes the attainment of high standards in financial reporting.  This is the seventh year in a row the City has received this award. 
 
F.1. Minutes – The minutes to be approved are enclosed.

F.2. Summary Action Calendar
a. Reappoint Sewer District Board Representative – Dee Hansen is currently Centerville’s representative on the South Davis Sewer District Board.  His term expires in January.  The City Council has the option of reappointing Mr. Hansen for another four-year term or appointing someone else to the Board as explained in the enclosed letter from the Sewer District.  Mr. Hansen is willing to serve another term if the Council desires.
b. Commence Warranty Period – The Bamberger Station 2 Subdivision approved in 2002 is finally ready for commencement of its two-year warranty period.
c. Approve purchase of patrol vehicles – The Police Department would like to purchase at State contract price two vehicles funded in their current capital equipment budget.

F.3. Public Hearing re: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – I recommend the City apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund improvements benefiting the Cedar Springs Condominiums, a 200-unit housing complex occupied primarily by low and moderate-income residents.  Before proceeding with an application, however, the City Council must conduct a public hearing to learn if there are any other project ideas from the public that might qualify for CDBG funding.  Following the public hearing, the City Council should direct staff whether to proceed with an application for a specific project.

F.4. Pineae Village Phase 3 Subdivision Final Plat – The approval of this plat would allow the dwelling units within two multi-family buildings to be converted into condominiums for individual ownership.  The two buildings are already under construction, based on earlier subdivision/site plan approvals.

F.5. Main Street Planning Project – On October 23, members of the City Council and Planning Commission met in a joint work session to discuss the Main Street Master Plan as prepared by the City’s consultants and presented in an earlier meeting.  Since neither body had a quorum in attendance on October 23, no formal decisions could be made.  That group, however, recommended the following three actions:  1)  create a steering committee to guide the process for amending the City’s General Plan pertaining to Main Street; 2) approve funding for continuing help from the City’s consultants during the General Plan amendment process; and 3) send a letter to UDOT/UTA expressing the City’s position regarding future transit possibilities on Main Street.  A draft letter for the Council’s consideration is enclosed with the staff report.

F.6.  Community Survey Questionnaire – Councilmen Gutke and Allen are expecting the City Council to give final approval to the questionnaire that will be used in the upcoming community survey.  The latest version of the questionnaire is enclosed.

F.7. Discuss proposed water rate increase – Blaine Lutz has prepared quite a bit of information regarding the recommended rate increases for the Council’s consideration.  Assuming the Council can agree on a tentative rate structure, a public hearing will be advertised and held during the December 4 Council meeting.

F.8. Report re:  Traffic Safety – As requested by the City Council, Police Chief Neal Worsley will attend this meeting and report on the subject of traffic safety and, particularly, the subject of speed limit enforcement.  Following upon comments by Council members in earlier meetings, Chief Worsley has discussed this subject with other police chiefs in Davis County and will share that information with the Council as well as his own assessment and whether additional response is needed from the Police Department.

F.9 Mayor’s Report – No subjects are shown on the agenda under this item, but the Mayor may wish to report on a few matters.

F.10. City Manager’s Report – I will report on a few matters as identified on the agenda.

F.11. Miscellaneous Business – As required by State law, the City Council needs to determine whether they have any objections to the tentative budgets for the South Davis Sewer District and the Utah Transit Authority.

F.12. Closed meeting, if necessary – At this time I do not know of any need for a closed meeting, but the agenda provides for that possibility.