Revitalization Commission Minutes 2007 08 20

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Revitalization Commission Minutes DATE Page 2 of 2 the update of the Highway 42 Rezoning and Design Guidelines. 4. Next Meeting Items - 2008 Budget Hearing and Adoption, Brownfields Grant update 5. Next Meeting Date - September 10, 2007 Commissioners' Comments - . Commissioner Menaker presented a motion to request a legal opinion regarding the manner of termination of the Cooperation Agreement, stating that it was being perceived in the community that the Agreement allowed for the unilateral termination by the LRC. Mr. Light stated that the final, signed version of the Agreement did not provide either party with a unilateral right to cancel, and that a party therefore could not unilaterally cancel without risk of liability. Commissioner Menaker stated the perception needed to be corrected and the means for doing so is requesting a legal opinion. Discussion followed about how the perception is not the reality of the process, and expenditure of limited funds for a legal opinion to restate what was already decided was unnecessary. The motion failed. . Commissioner Menaker presented a motion to request a legal opinion regarding the degree that the LRC is held to the same ethical standards as other Boards and Commissions of the City. Mr. Light stated the LRC has through its bylaws adopted the Code of Ethics set out in the City Charter. He stated the ethical standards are the same but the difference is that the LRC has adopted them by its bylaws which they apply to other groups by virtue of the Charter. Discussion followed about how the perception is not the reality of the language of the bylaws and expenditure of limited funds for a legal opinion to restate what was already captured within the adopted bylaws was unnecessary. The motion failed. Adjourn - The meeting was adjourned at 8: 15 PM.