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Minutes of Joint Session of Council of Ogden City, Utah, July 7, 2015 Page Minutes of the Joint Study Session of the Ogden City Council, also acting as the Redevelopment Agency, held on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Work Room on the third floor of the Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Boulevard, Ogden City, Weber County, Utah. Present: Chair Richard A. Hyer Vice Chair Marcia L. White Council members Bart E. Blair Neil K. Garner Caitlin K. Gochnour Doug Stephens Amy L. Wicks (arrived at 5:38 p.m.) Council Executive Director Bill Cook Council Deputy Director Janene Eller-Smith Council Policy Analyst Glenn Symes Communications Manager Amy Sue Mabey Also present: Chief Administrative Officer Mark Johnson Community and Economic Development Director Tom Christopulos Community and Economic Development Deputy Manager Brandon Cooper Public Services Director Jay Lowder Comptroller Lisa Stout City Engineer Justin Anderson Planning Manager Greg Montgomery Public Utilities Manager Kenton Moffett City Recorder Tracy Hansen Chief Deputy Recorder Lee Ann Peterson The purpose of the Joint Study Session is to discuss agenda items for the City Council and Special Redevelopment Agency meetings, which begin at 6:00 p.m., to discuss a drought resiliency grant, and to discuss Council and Board business. Council Agenda Review Council Executive Director Cook and other members of Council staff briefly reviewed the items listed on the agenda for the Council meeting scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. There was a brief general discussion regarding the proposed budget opening to transfer $1 million in Business Depot Ogden (BDO) lease revenues to the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) budget, with Council Deputy Director Eller-Smith noting that Community and Economic Development staff has indicated that the transfer is necessary to show investors that the City is invested in a particular project. The Council and staff briefly focused on the agenda item dealing with amendments to the ordinance regulating road cuts and patches. Council member Gochnour asked if City crews will be held to same standard of work as contractors who are cutting into City roads. Mr. Anderson answered yes. Council member Wicks asked when the area near the intersection of 26th Street and Van Buren will be repaired, to which Mr. Anderson answered next week. Special Redevelopment Agency Agenda Review Board Administrator Cook and other members of Board staff briefly reviewed the items listed on the agenda for the special Redevelopment Agency meeting scheduled to follow the Council meeting. Drought Resiliency Grant Ms. Eller-Smith explained City Administration has forwarded a joint resolution to the Council which would support the City’s application for $300,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The grant funding is part of the Bureau’s Drought Resiliency Grant Program and would be used in conjunction with the City’s Remote Meter Reading effort as identified in Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) project WU069. The grant requires the City to pledge matching funds of up to $300,000. The current CIP plan indicates funding for the Remote Meter Reading project at $500,000. This money qualifies as the City’s match. In order to apply for the grant funds, the City Council and Mayor must approve a joint resolution showing support for the project and identifying the pledged matching funds. Council Business Mr. Cook briefly reviewed the calendar of upcoming events as well as the schedule of Council meetings for the remainder of July and for the month of August. The meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m. ________________________________________ LEE ANN PETERSON, MMC CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER ________________________________________ RICHARD A. HYER, CHAIR APPROVED: September 1, 2015