CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION

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1 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MONDAY, MAY 2, :00 A.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Located in the Elks Civic Building, 107 S. Cascade Avenue 1) DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY APPLICANT INTERVIEW (10 minutes) A. Dan Mohr, Milagro Wellness 2-7 2) YOUTH COUNCIL PRESENTATION AND REQUEST (30 minutes) 3) DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Tax Increment Financing and Public Improvement Fees (45 minutes) (City Manager Bill Bell) 4) GENERAL CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION (30 minutes) WRITTEN REPORTS The following written reports were included in the meeting packet but will not be discussed unless City Councilors have specific questions. Downtown Development Authority Report All Points Transit Board Meeting Minutes, March 29, FUTURE TOPICS The following is a list of items City Council may consider in the near future. Please keep in mind these items may change and are not necessarily scheduled for the next City Council Work Session. If there is a particular item that you are interested in we recommend reviewing the City Council Work Session meeting agendas and packets online at the City of Montrose website, Retail Liquor Store Liquor License Transfer for Bear Creek Liquors May 17 New Brew Pub Liquor License Application for Zulu Brewing Company May 17 First Quarter Budget Review May 17 Municipal Court Annual Report Economic Development Plan Fireworks Display Permit Approval *Please note that the times listed are estimates of approximately how long each item may take. This time is intended to serve as a guide for the Mayor in an effort to help keep the meeting moving. 1 *Hearing assistance devices are available for public use. Please let us know if you need accommodation.

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8 1 Regular Board Meeting Minutes March 29, pm-2pm City Council Chambers 107 S Cascade Ave Montrose, CO 1. Call to Order Present: Darcy Arnold, Virgil Turner, Sarah Curtis, Sharon Fipps, Brad Oberto, Martin Lutz, Corey Cantrell, Susan Hansen By Phone: Phil Daley, Lynn Black Excused: Lynn Black 2. Approval of Minutes: Martin moved to approve. Phil seconded. All were in favor. 3. Addition to Agenda: Move to approve Virgil as a Board Member. Add Sarah to bank accounts as Executive Director. 4. New Business a. Welcome Sarah as new Executive Director. Sarah thanked Board and Committee. Thank you to Sharon for all her work as Executive Director and for assistance with search committee. Great party for Sharon on Friday as part of the staff meeting. b. Virgil Turner appointment to Board of Directors -Susan moved that Virgil be appointed to the Board of Directors. Phil seconded. All were in favor. c. Virgil moved to add Sarah as signer on the bank account. Martin seconded. All were in favor. 5. Old Business a. HR Assistant Proposal moved to next month s agenda. Staff will provide job description and salary ranges for comparable positions in Grand Junction, Hospital, City to HR Committee. HR Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors. 6. Reports a. Finance (Darcy) Balance Sheet Accounts receivable includes PACE billing ($25-$30K, and AAA at $10 to $15K, River Valley, Bus Passes). Majority is still CDOT, but progress is being made. Undeposited Funds are checks received in the mail on the last day of the month that have not been processed yet Total Current Liabilities to Total Current Assets gives a current ratio of 8 Profit and Loss to Budget 4600 CDOT reimbursement first 5311 billing is in. Were able to leapfrog into 2016 while catching up for This will help us stay on track. 8

9 Total expenses: at 17%, just about right on target. Fuel Tax update (Virgil): 2 components to fuel tax CO and Federal. City s fuel from Parish Oil is nontaxed. Parish Oil deals with federal refund. All Points Transit is tax exempt as a non profit transit agency from State fuel tax. Can go for a refund on the State tax $ spent for the last 12 months. Talk with Parish Oil about card lock for each vehicle. Staff will talk with Greg Parish and John (accountant). May use bookkeeping service to go through receipts to figure out gallons purchased. b. Planning and Operations Met prior to this meeting. Drafted first 2 chapters and merged language from template model with current language in APT Policy Manual and Strategic Plan. Chapter 3 will be final chapter. Should have something in a few months to bring back to the board. c. Marketing - Discussed ways to increase ridership on the public bus. Plan to do this by boosting social media presence. Committee will be looking at putting together a marketing budget Bus Sponsorships contract is signed with Center for Mental Health. TEI Rock Drills is on the bus. d. HR Committee will be added to future agendas 7. ED Report Marketing - Radio Commercials are on. Positive presentation meeting with Health and Human Services. Vehicle Information (see report) Also Looking into hybrid costs. These vehicles will be at the fall CASTA conference to look at. Ridership Seeing a slight improvement in public bus ridership. Olathe rides are also up. Dial A Ride is down slightly from last month. Transfer Station is completed with benches, bike racks, walls, Customer service trainings continue with staff. Further trainings planned for the fall. Sharon thanked the Board and the Management Team for her time with APT. 8. Unfinished Business a. ED Change notification to municipalities that contribute to APT. b. APT will be hiring for Sarah s position quickly. Will touch base with Region 10 about mobility management for region in the future. c. Blue Tape City is creating decals that APT can use on buses. Say Supporting Law Enforcement Will come off with hair dryer. 9