City Council Meeting - Cornelius

9. REPORTS
A. City Council Report: Robert Ferrie, Sr. reported that MACC was constructing a new
building off Bethany Rd and 158 th Street for $1.5 million with an opening planned in
November. The building would enable MACC to consolidate from using multiple rental
spaces to its own building, which will also have all new equipment. The Council agreed
to retain Mr. Ferrie as the City’s representative at MACC. Mr. Ferrie also volunteered to
be on the Public Works Advisory Committee.
Council President Dalin confirmed that all appointments for City representation on
various committees would be affirmed by the end of the year once the full Council is
appointed.
B. Mayors Report: Council President Dalin reported on the Transportation Development
Tax (TDT) discussion at the Washington County Coordinating Committee (WCCC). The
County’s recommendation was to continue to delay full implementation of the TDT for
another year due to economic hardship and the great reduction in development. The
TDT was originally scheduled to be at full implementation or full cost by July 1, 2011, but
was pushed out to 2012. The discussion then evolved to redevelopments, which was
affected by change of use and cost. The discussion involved a recommendation of
exempting the first 1,500 sf of redevelopment in brown field developments for tenant
improvements. The issue was whether it would be a one-time exemption or an
exemption each time it is redeveloped, a tenure cycle, and tracking its use. He favored
the idea of providing each tenant the opportunity to apply for the exemption. The
Committee wanted to focus on the first 1,500 sf, not a percentage, and incentivizing
small businesses. Several questions remained with regard to the TDT, further discussion
was expected at the next WCCC meeting. Another topic at WCCC had been Transit
Oriented Development (TOD). Currently, the fees are the same price. Developers have
asked about a possible incentive system for TOD.
Upcoming Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) policy discussions
will involve climate-smart communities’ updates and the related analysis that was
conducted. It can potentially affect the direction of funding in the future from Metro
policy committees. Good policy decisions are critical because the City could be limited in
its decision making; historically, the City has had to do what Metro says.
C. City Manager Report:
Acting City Manager Rubenstein asked that Staff Ellie Jones give the financial status report.
Ellie Jones, Accounting Manager, noted that Council had received a set of financials at the
dais. She presented the financial status report, noting that final numbers would be available
from the auditors in a few weeks, and that the City did not have a big contingency. She
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