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2013-07-30 CC Minutes SpecialGity of Menifee Cityr Council Meeting Minutes Special Meeting July 30, 2013 29714 Haun Road Menifee, CA 92586 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Mann called the Special Meeting Study Session to order at 4:00 p.m ROLL CALL Present were: Mayor Scott Mann, Deputy Mayor Wallace Edgerton (arrived at 4:08 p.m.), Councilmember Greg August, Councilmember John Denver, Councilmember Tom Fuhrman, lnterim City Manager Robert Johnson, City Attorney Julie Hayward Biggs, City Clerk Kathy Bennett, Administrative Services Director Julie Woodruff, Director of Finance Terri Willoughby, Director of Public Works Jonathan Smith, Economic Development Director Jeff Wyman, and approximately 20 members of the public. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments taken after presentation, as speakers came forward at that time Patricia Sims - asked if the same provisions could apply to existing restaurants that would desire expansion. The City Manager noted they could in the currently worded ordinance. She asked about the application fee and the City Manager noted there is no application fee for this type of program application. Marnie Palmerin - offered details on the Shops at Scott suites available, etc. DISCUSSION ITEM Workshop for Discussion of Possible Business lncentive Ordinance lnterim City Manager Johnson noted that the objective of the workshop is to review the components of the ordinance that will be presented to the City Council in the future and answer questions about the proposed ordinance. He noted it was requested by the Mayor and supported by the full Council and staff has created a program and the ordrnance to detail the important factors involved. Economic Development Director Wyman gave an overview of the program noting application procedure, the analysis involved, examples of the types of incentives possible, the various tools to make each incentive possible and the fact that the ultimate approval is through the City Council on a case-by-case basis. No application is automatically approve, but the ordinance gives tools for working with businesses than can bring the type of business to the City that tis desired by its residents. Councilmembers asked various questions of the possible ways the ordinance might assist in attracting businesses. Economic Development Director Wyman continued to note that this is a case-by-case basis and the Council has the control and final authority. Council discussed a possible "sunset" clause but it was determined that this item should be reviewed after several years to see how effective rt is as no ending date, as such, is needed. He also noted that it could be amended by this or future Councils. Councilmembers discussed the possibility of also adding wording to attract developers to develop the sort of pOect on empty land that will attract new businesses. The Council agreed that language should be added prior to the meeting where the ordinance will be considered. ADJOURN Mayor Mann adjourned the meeting at 5:05 p.m thy Bennett, City Cle tt2f, City of Menifee City Council Meeting Minutes - Special Meeting July 30, 2013 Page 2