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Special City Council meeting March 23, 1994 Page 2 e Mayor Duitsman stated that he would request all major decisions and changes to be brought to the City Council. Commissioner Tveite indicated that he anticipated all decisions to be brought before the Council along with regular update reports. Commissioner Eberley suggested adding a senior and youth representative to the committee. Discussion was held regarding the size of the committee. It was suggested that a senior could possibly be chosen as a ward representative. The chain of command was discussed. It was the consensus that the Steering Committee would report to the Planning Commission and the Planning Commission would report to the City Council. The City Administrator suggested adding a utility commissioner to the committee. Commissioner Minton suggested meeting with the Utilities Commission on an as- needed basis. Chairman Tveite talked about the possibility of losing continuity of the group if the Mayor is not reelected. He requested the Mayor to continue serving even if he is not reelected to another mayoral term. e Discussion was held regarding the method of appointing the steering committee members. It was the consensus that the respective groups appoint their own representative. Commissioner Kuester talked about choosing a chair for the committee. It was the consensus of the Council and Planning Commission that Commissioner Minton would chair the steering committee. Discussion was held regarding the work load that would be created from the process of updating the comprehensive plan. Mayor Duitsman indicated that money has been budgeted for a planning consultant but that these funds may go toward an intern. April 27, at 7:00 p.m. was set as the first meeting of the Steering Committee. This meeting would be an organizational meeting. Discussion at this meeting will pertain to the following: establishing of goals for the Steering Committee: layout of the process the committee will follow; identification of focus groups. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission and Council that the Steering Committee be comprised of the 13 members as stated in the above list and that County Commissioner Engstrom be added as the fourteenth member. 4. Consider components of comprehensive plan and relative Questions associated with these components e General discussion was held regarding the urban service limits for city sewer and water extensions. The Council reviewed the plans and timetable of extending utilities to the east. Discussion was also held regarding addressing the prevention of leap-frog development in the City through the comprehensive plan update.