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PUBLIC COMMENT • Barry Young, Chardonnay Lane, applauded the Ad Hoc Committee for its work and favored all the recommendations with the exception of the first recommendation. Reimbursement District participants would be given preference; but for the connection fee subsidy but this was not extended to in assessment districts. CLOSED PUBLIC COMMMENT City Attorney Mattas clarified the request of Mr. Young to have the policy before the Council (Agenda Item #15) expanded to include assessment districts beyond only reimbursement districts; if the Council were to add assessment districts; that would create a potential conflict for Councilmember Larsen. Councilmembers Larsen and Mordo were recused and stepped away from the dais. Discussion by Council ensued about including reimbursements districts and assessment districts. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Kerr, seconded by Summit and approved 3-0, with Mordo and Larsen recused, to limit the policy to be adopted to reimbursement districts only. Councilmember Kerr questioned where the $100,000 was coming from. Finance Director • Nick Pegueros explained that Agenda Item 15 and the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation was that the subsidy be funded in the next fiscal year and considered as part of the next fiscal year's budget. The Council's action at the current meeting would not commit the Town to a specific dollar amount. Mayor Warshawsky summarized that if the Council favored the recommendation at the current meeting and provided direction to staff, Council would discuss the actual dollars and approval at the next budget cycle. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Kerr, seconded by Summit and carried unanimously to approve the reimbursement of 100% of the Connect Fee to residents electing to participate in a reimbursement district within the first six months of formation and the budget amount of$100,000 during the next year's budget cycle. Discussion by Council about the cost of a consultant to review the sewer connect fee. The estimate was $10,000 to $20,000 which would be paid out of the Sewer Fund. City Manger Cahill explained that a consultant's study would add to the legitimacy of the costs and provide the Town with a defensible position for the fee. Councilmember Mordo suggested that it would be advantageous to have a base study to confirm the fee. Finance Director Pegueros noted that timeline suggested in the committee's report was not adequate. • 9 Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 24,2009