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<br />Ms. Carr stated that the commission had discussed the fact that the request for a <br />facilitator may have to go out for a bid and so her assumption is that they are asking <br />permission to submit an RFQ. She also stated that she did not believe that they had <br />ever intended for this to be a closed meeting simply that they would be the only <br />participants, as Council has done for its special meetings and retreat. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert asked Ms. Carr if this retreat was analogous to a study session where the <br />public could attend, but not participate. Ms. Carr agreed. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert stated that race is a very important subject dialogue that is a continuous <br />issue in our lives, and so it needs to be explored. Therefore his motion would be to <br />postpone any action on this request until Mr. Walker meets with the Human Relations <br />Commission. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow stated that although he would concur with the request to postpone, he would <br />question whether there was a motion for action on the floor. <br /> <br />Mr. Kraft noted that Council had previously postponed items that were not even on the <br />agenda. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch asked Councilmembers Glickert and Sharpe if they were withdrawing <br />their motion. Both Councilmembers stated that they would. <br /> <br />Ms. Carr asked if the request would be revisited after Mr. Walker’s meeting with the <br />Commission. Mr. Glickert stated that his intent was for the request to be revisited at <br />the next meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch asked if there was a consensus from Council to postpone the request. <br /> <br />Council gave their consensus to postpone the request from the Human Resource <br />Commission until after Mr. Walker’s meeting with the commission on Thursday. <br /> <br />3. <br />Boards, Commissions and Task Force Minutes <br />Mayor Welsch stated that there were no minutes to review and asked Mr. Walker to <br />make sure that Council receives the minutes in their packet. <br /> <br />4. <br />Other Discussions/Business <br />Flood Hazardous Mitigation activities requested by Ms. Carr and Mr. Price <br /> . <br /> <br />Ms. Carr stated that Council had previously approved the hiring of a consultant to look <br />at the feasibility of obtaining grants for structural elevation in a flood plane. However in <br />September it was brought to Council’s attention that the grant deadline had passed; <br />that the City was no longer eligible and that we would have to wait until next year. Ms. <br />Carr stated that Council was not comfortable with that advice because it is their belief <br />that this is an ongoing process and not a one-time shot. She stated that she has made <br />her recommendations to Mr. Walker and believes that he has passed them along to all <br />of the pertinent parties. Ms. Carr said Council has not put this to bed and are not <br />waiting until next year. She stated that our goal is to formulate an approach/policy that <br />will be both coherent and cohesive. <br /> <br />Mr. Price stated that it was his understanding that when Council voted to allocate <br />$15,000 to this issue that it was to be used to get the City on the list, since we know <br />that this issue will not go away. <br /> <br />City Manager Walker stated that Mr. Price’s statement was correct. Staff is now in the <br />process of submitting a late Notice of Interest Form and proceeding as far as possible. <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />