Community Development Committee

MINUTES

1. Items Requiring Council Action
   1. Video Gaming (1^st Reading) Ted Shekell gave a brief overview of the draft video gaming ordinance and liquor license.  Shekell provided the committee with the fees associated with the ordinance, location requirements and hours and fees for the liquor license. The Committee discussed the location requirements of the video gaming ordinance and the practicality of the requirements.  Local businesses and veteran organizations provided the committee with additional concerns over the location requirements, citing the difficulty in visually blocking the entire area from sight.  A motion was made and seconded to remove the location requirement language of Section 3, Paragraph 5.  The motion failed to pass with a vote of 3-yes votes and 3-no votes.  The committee continued to discuss the proposed ordinance and license.  A motion was made and seconded to include the phrase “non-binding” in the whereas section discussing the citizen referendum, the addition was passed with a 6-0 vote.  A motion was made and seconded to move the ordinance forward to the city council for further review.  The motion passed with a vote of 5-1.

1. Other Business
   1. General Project Updates – Ted Shekell brief the committee on a number of potential projects and informed the committee that on February 9^th, staff will be providing a detailed update on the downtown planning efforts, including the survey results, parking opportunities and TIF.