2020-04-22 Council WS & Meeting Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes April 22, 2020 using play equipment at the park. He desired to inform the public that the play areas are closed to protect the public and to please refrain from using it. i. Police Governing Board – No report given. ii. Planning & Zoning Commission – No report given iii. Economic Development Authority - No report given. Council Member Wilharber stated that he requested quite a large amount of information from Finance Director DeJong recently and he was provided with the information in a short period of time and he appreciated that. c. Koski - i. Fire District Steering Committee – Council Member Koski stated that the Committee was presented with the annual audit from MMKR in which they were $15,314 under budget. He stated that most importantly it takes approximately $660,508 to operate the department but all needs are being met during this time. He stated that the Committee hired a consulting firm (Fich & Assoc.), they have provided studies for other metro areas have that he desired that the funding that was expended for the study provide useful information that can be utilized to operate the Department more efficiently in the future. He reported that he recently appeared at a local business (Nobel Welding) and spoke with the owner who purchased the business approximately two (2) years prior. He felt that the EDA could promote businesses by highlighting them and giving the public some background of the owner/business in the newsletter, etc. d. Montain – i. North Metro Telecommunications Commission – Council Member Montain reported that Commission adopted the Joint Powers Agreement, adopted a resolution supported reporting on the FCC order th and how that factors into the Franchise Fees, he stated that the 6 district court attempted to take the order and it was denied, settlement agreement with Century Link is no longer offering cable services as they would be phasing it out by the end of year. He reported a meeting with Century Link has underpaid their Franchise Fees and resolved. e. Love – Mayor Love stated that he apologized to City Staff, Council and the public for not mentioning the importance of their efforts during these difficult times in his Mayor Updates. He stated that a lot of information was reported on and some of the information was edited out that maybe should not have been. i. Police Governing Board – No report was given. ii. Economic Development Authority – Mayor Love reported that he attended the meeting, stated that the EDA is considering adjusting their goals and funding to accommodate for assistance with local businesses Page 10 of 11