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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 17, 2008 Page 17 ings. Ms. Kough read Tom's previous letter to the City Council dated February 11, 2008; and the two options supported by Councilmember Kough in naming a successor to his position. Ms. Kough noted that Tom supported a successor with broad public support, who would complete the projects he'd initiated. Mayor Klausing expressed the wishes of each City Councilmembers, citizens and staff, and their desire that Tom was at tonight's meeting as well; and assured Councilmember Kough that he kept the February 11~' letter handy; and appreci- ated his comments on a successor who would have broad public support. Mayor Klausing noted that it was the objective of the Council corporately and individu- ally that Tom's legacy was well-served; and extended greetings to Councilmem- ber Kough. Ms. Kough asked that all keep Tom in their thoughts and prayers. 13. Business Items -Action a. Discussion Regarding Design Work for Twin Lakes Infrastructure Im- provements Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon advised that there were five different potential development projects pending in the Twin Lakes Redevelop- ment area, presenting a variety of problems or opportunities. Mr. Trudgeon ad- vised that staff was not seeking construction authorization for infrastructure im- provements, but authorization to initiate design work in order to collectively blend those projects together, with staff seeking for the City to serve a bridge to provide design continuity and efficiency. Mr. Trudgeon advised that this was a necessary step before anything could be constructed, and would serve as a cue to the devel- opment community that a process is moving forward and to announce that Twin Lakes is opening for business. Mr. Trudgeon advised that staff estimated the cost of the infrastructure design work to be approximately $400,000, with several available funding sources, namely the Centre Pointe Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District and the older Twin Lakes TIF District (No. 11), with the City's initial expenditures eventually recaptured from developers as allocated in the recently-adopted Infrastructure Im- provements for the Twin Lakes AUAR Area. Discussion included property acquisition necessary or currently owned for right- of-way improvements; future discussions on infrastructure construction options as each project develops; advantages/disadvantages of full build out of Twin Lakes Parkway or only the portion necessary to accommodate immediate projects; im- pacts for consistency and drainage connections to be determined; and grading and storm water infrastructure in place at the inception of the redevelopment to ac- • commodate future projects.