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City Council 2013-05-22 7:30 p.m.
Minutes of Work Session
Present were Mayor Tom Wilharber, Council members Jeff Paar, Steve King, D Love,
and Ben Fehrenbacher.
The purpose of the work session was to consider goals for 2013 Goals.
The council reviewed the list of possible goals that came as a result of the joint meeting
with Park and Rec and P&Z on February 13, 2013. The consensus was that goals should
focus on a few that are measurable and possible. The council discussed the tax rate and
the continuing perception by residents that Centerville has high taxes. The possibility of
reducing the tax rate to the level of the neighboring communities may not be attainable in
the short term, given the City’s focus on street maintenance without special assessments,
but progress might be made in that direction by continuing to work on collaboration with
neighboring communities and working on building the tax base. The goal of improving
the commercial and industrial tax base was identified as the first goal.
The Council at its last work session, reviewed a list of city property that might be
designated as surplus. The council discussed the question of whether the property should
be appraised before placing it up for sale, or whether the city should just hire a realtor and
let them tell the city what the market price should be for each parcel. Appraiser
proposals will be brought to Council for consideration.
Council discussed collaboration efforts and successes that have been attained. The City’s
participation in Centennial Lakes Police Department and Centennial Fire District were
examples of major collaboration that has been successful. Other ideas to be explored in
the future are the possible joint operation of utilities and further working together in the
area of public works. Council discussed the costs of police and fire services and that it
may be necessary to rethink the level of service in order to manage the costs of these
services. Consensus was that further collaboration should be the third goal.
The consensus was for the following goals for 2013:
1.Commercial/Industrial Development.
2.Sale of surplus city property.
3.Collaboration with neighboring communities.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:10 p.m.
Dallas Larson, Administrator