4.1 DRAFT MINUTES (1 SET) 10-19-2020

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City Council Minutes September 21, 2020 Page 13 continuing discussions with Modern Construction, but he is not sure if Modern Construction needs exclusive development rights in order to continue discussion. Deborah Leedahl, owner Kemper Drug, appreciates the Mayor's comments about the project being detrimental to downtown but would like to consider what this project could do for downtown in the positive. She noted she worries daily about her business closing because people do not come downtown. She believes Mr. Hartung's project would be positive for the downtown and does not want to lose the opportunity from the Council dragging their feet. Councilmember Wagner indicated she believes the Council is willing to work with Mr. Hartung and wiling to entertain a public/private partnership but there are still some questions that need to be answered before an amount can be worked out. Mr. Hartung suggested extending the development agreement three months allowing him time to work with staff and bring back to the Council. He noted he's not planning on committing resources to traffic studies or core drilling and involving engineers until he has another discussion with the Council. Councilmember Wagner stated she has no issue extending the development agreement three months but does want the Council to discuss opening up the redevelopment. She noted she is not saying she's in favor of opening it up but believes it's the Council's responsibility to the businesses and residents to at least have the discussion. She would also like to have one or two public comment periods during the extension, possibly one in person and one online. Council consensus was to extend the development agreement with Modern Construction for three months. Mr. Portner questioned if other public financing would be included in the project. Mr. Hartung indicated redevelopment TIF noting the parking ramp qualifies. Mr. Portner explained the TIF may reimburse the city for some of the public fees. Mr. Hartung indicated he would like to work with staff during the extension before returning to the City Council to solidify details prior to the public meeting. The Council recessed at 9:36 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:44 p.m. 9.5 Right -of -Way Vacation: Proctor Road North of County Road 33 Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. Attorney Beck explained he would prefer entering into a license agreement with adjacent landowners to allow the mining while maintaining the right-of-way for future use. Mr. Carlton stated the applicants are agreeable to the licensing agreement.