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02-08-90 Development Comm MinutesCommittee Members Present: Chairman Noel Furlong, Jim Atkinson, Duane Larson and Barbara Moses and Mayor Hopkins Others Attending: Ken Williams, Architect; Jim Thompson, Architect of Architects Design Group, Ted Waggener, Fire Chief; Susan Moyer and Ross Plambeck of the Community Development Department Ken Williams, the architect involved in the Police Department rehabilitation project, presented the change orders incurred todate on the project for the committee's review and approval (see attachment). A motion was made and carried unanimously that these change orders be presented to the City Council for approval and payment. The CDD staff was instructed to see that a resolution be prepared to accomplish this at the next meeting. Jim Thompson of Architects Design Group was there to review the architectural fee structure for the Fire Department's catwalk. The Committee unanimously approved the architectural proposal, and when the bid document is prepared it will be forwarded to council for authorization to go out to bid. Again, the CDD staff was instructed to write a letter to Architects Design Group accepting their proposal and authorizing the bid document to be prepared. Noel Furlong read a letter from Dick Mauer of Valley Bank in which they ask that their request for Tax Increment Financing assistance be withdrawn. The CDC Chairman asked that the mayor write a letter of encouragement to Valley Bank to continue their efforts to expand in the downtown area. The City will certainly review any proposal for assistance they might present in the future as it relates to the overall goals and priorities of the Tax Increment District. A draft of a letter to 2nd Avenue West Building Partnership was presented to the Committee for their information and approval. This letter simply advises the Partnership that that TIF Committee did not recommend the City accept their proposal for TIF funding, and that the TIF Committee and the City will certainly review any future development proposal which meets more of the TIF criteria. Noel Furlong has requested the CDD Staff to review and make suggestions on the TIF Policy that is under review. The CDD staff briefly explained the need for citizen participation and public meetings in order to enter future grant competition. It is intended at this time to hold the first of perhaps four public meeting sometime in March in order to obtain citizen input on needed activities. Mayor Hopkins will be sending letters to the KDC Executive Committee and the KDC Tax Increment Committee informing them that he will act in the capacity of Interim Director of the Community Development Department. Mayor Hopkins informed the Committee that he had been contacted yesterday by a gentleman from Safeway Stores on the availability of Griffin Field. It was briefly discussed that Hawkins and Associates has the potential of renewing their existing option for ninety days if they so choose and put forth $5,000 earnest money. Safeway apparently is interest in constructing a store without much delay. As a source of general information, Jim Atkinson apprised the Committee of the serious mold problem at Hedges school. This condition has affected several students health as well as one of the teachers. . Noel Furlong announced that there will be a meeting with Tim Larson of the Kalispell Center, one of the Barbieri's or their representative, the Mayor, Nathan Byrd of Equity Supply, Wayne Saverud, C. Mercord, ti and Noel will meet Monday, February 12, 1990 to discuss possible future plans for the Equity Supply property. There is nothing formalized, it's simply a matter of potential future planning. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 a.m