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PI City Council Minutes Page 7 August 3, 2020 ----------------------------- the group and she may email the information out to members, so they are ready to discuss at the next meeting. The Council discussed enforcement. Council consensus was to wait until a decision is made to begin enforcement. Council asked for Mr. Carlton to conduct parking counts and bring back recommendations on designated parking spots in September after Councilmember Wagner has had a chance to discuss with the downtown business group. 10.3 Retail Space in Multipurpose Facility Councilmember Westgaard indicated the city has a letter of interest from someone interested in leasing space at the multipurpose facility. He explained a lot has happened in the business community since the letter was submitted and the person interested is asking if the Council will be lenient on the space build out timeline. He questioned if the Council was comfortable allowing the person to hold off until spring given the current conditions and building climate. Mr. Portner stated the city has another interested party, but that person has been told the city already has a letter of interest. Councilmember Ovall indicated the city spent a lot of money to add this retail space on to the facility and the original agreement was for the business owner to commence build out once the Certificate of Occupancy was received. He suggested providing the current business owner with first right of refusal. Council consensus was to respond to the current business owner with the Council direction and providing her with the option for first right of refusal. 10.4 SAC Fees Mr. Portner indicated Planet Fitness has told the city the SAC fees are cost prohibitive to the project. He stated representatives called him Friday afternoon requesting the Council discuss the issue. He outlined a couple options for fee relief. He explained the EDA has a policy that allows restaurants to divide payment of SAC and WAC fees over five years. He added the fees are added to the restaurant's utility bill and the city can assess the fees if not paid. He indicated the EDA policy could be amended to include other types of businesses if the Council wishes. Mr. Portner stated another option is a lookback. He explained the Council had the same discussion about Nature's Dry Cleaning when the owner claimed his machines wouldn't use enough water to justify the SAC fees. The Council agreed to review his usage after three years and amend the fees. The owner ended up being correct and the city refunded a portion of his fees. P© it E R E! B r NATUR