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City Council Regular Meeting - 09/25/06 Minutes - Page 23 with their respective terms ending March 31, 2009; Melissa M. Weldon (1815 Dale Court) and David Apolloni (1686 Lydia Avenue W), with their respective terms ending March 31, 2008; and LuAnne Kinney Pederson (969 Lydia Drive), with her term ending March 31, 2007. Roll Call Ayes: Maschka; Ihlan; Kough; Pust and Klausing. Nays: None. 12. Twin Lakes Alternative Urban Area-wide Review Update Twin Lakes AUAR (AUAR) Update Update Community Development Director John Stark reviewed the background and requested action for Council approval of a contract with DSU to complete the Alternative Urban Area-wide Review (AUAR) Update for the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. Mr. Stark provided staffs interpretation that an updated AUAR is required to accommodate the level of development that was anticipated when the AUAR was first completed in 2001, but also to accommodate any known development proposals that may have an impact on the site. Staff recommended contracting with the firm, DSU, who had performed the 2001 AUAR, and outlined their scope of work and cost estimated for 2006 updating the process, in three phases: · Phase I: Define Development Scenarios and AUAR Scope · Phase 2: Prepare AUAR and Mitigation Plan · Phase 3: AUAR and Mitigation Plan Update Public Review Process Staff noted that DSU estimated the cost of the process to range between $20 - 30,000, with an additional $2,000 for expenses (i.e., printing of the draft documents for agency and public review). Discussion included funding for the update (future TIF funds and/or Community Development Department fees); expiration of the current AUAR after five years, requiring an update at this time; preferences for as broad of a net as possible to include any potential proposals or scenarios in the AUAR update; and substantially higher costs pursuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) from firms that would need to start from scratch, and not having