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<br />City Council Regular Meeting -11128/05 <br />Minutes - Page 5 <br /> <br />establishment of the TIF District; constituting 100% <br />reimbursable by the developer. Mr. Welsch once again <br />reviewed the process of the City's attorney reviewing the <br />documentation to protect the City's interests; and then <br />submitting the bills to the developer for reimbursement. <br />Mr. Welsch noted that the developer was current on <br />reimbursements for eligible expenditures from January 1, <br />2005 to-date. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan advised that she had previously <br />requested that staff provide detailed records showing <br />evidence of payments to the City from the developer; and <br />that she had not received this evidence to-date. <br />Councilmember Ihlan questioned staffs processing of the <br />billings, and why the expenses were run through the TIF <br />District account. Councilmember Ihlan reiterated her <br />previously-stated objections and opined that, under her <br />interpretation of the TIF application policy and fee <br />structure, the developer should pay the expenses upfront; <br />further opining that this was not an appropriate expenditure <br />of public dollars. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing sought staffs rationale, from a <br />bookkeeping standpoint, for not submitting billings directly <br />to the developer. <br /> <br />Mr. Welsch advised that the process was staffs internal <br />procedure for auditing bills that came before the City <br />Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing sought to resolve the continuing problem <br />of having the Check Register removed from the Consent <br />Agenda at each regular business meeting and questioned <br />how to remedy this situation. <br /> <br />Finance Director Chris Miller advised that, to ensure a <br />sense of transparency in government, his recommendation <br />would be to continue the process currently being followed <br />by staff. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough concurred with Councilmember <br />