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City Council Minutes Page 11 December 17, 2007 ----------------------------- level as agreed when Councilmember Motin attended the Livonia Township Board meeting. She asked for direction on whether the Council would like to proceed with with creating a joint planning board with BLT. Mayor Klinzing stated that due to the growth that may occur with the new commuter rail, it is important to have a joint planning board with BLT. She requested to be on the committee in creating this board. Councilmember Motin stated it makes sense to create the planning board with BLT. He noted that the statute is more cumbersome than he realized when he originally proposed this item to Council. He stated representatives from both cities and the county would be on the board and the cities would have to cover costs. Councilmember Motin stated Livonia Township preferred to have the staff provide information on changes that will happen within the two mile border of each city. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER TO APPOINT MAYOR KLINZING AND COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO A SUBCOMMITTEE AND TO WORK WITH BIG LAKE TOWNSHIP ON THE FORMATION OF A JOINT PLANNING BOARD. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 8. Other Business Discussion on Micro Loan Policy Ms. Johnson questioned if the Council would be interested in amending the Micro Loan Policy to include new business in the downtown. She stated there has been a request from a business recently relocated to downtown to access the working capital provision of the Policy. She stated if the Council were interested in amending the Policy, the next step in the process would be to call a meeting of the EDA Finance Committee to review the Policy. Mayor Klinzing stated it is worth considering in order to assist the businesses. Councilmember Motin stated he was okay with reviewing the Policy but had concerns about providing seed capital because the Policy was originally created to assist existing business owners who had to operate during the construction periods with the Jackson and Bluff Blocks. Ms. Johnson clarified that this would be for current existing businesses. She stated a policy revision may not allow working capital for new businesses but the leasehold capital may be allowed for them. Councilmember Farber stated given the economy, he would like to review the Policy. This item was referred to the EDA Finance Committee. Ms. Johnson stated it would come back to Council for consideration after EDA review. 9. Council Updates There were no Council Updates.