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City Council Legal Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />March 19, 2015 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />should maintain their own liability insurance and the City should do an annual <br />review of the 501's financial statements and tax returns. <br />Loo stated there may be some concern with transparency if 501s are taking <br />money for City projects not related to their specific mission. For example the <br />Helburg Memorial funding is being held by the History Foundation and the <br />Friends of the Arboretum are holding funds for the Sustainability Board's <br />community garden. <br />Leh stated he is uncomfortable with any situation where the City is, or appears to <br />be, delegating authority over City fund or projects to a private entity even it if it is <br />a non - profit. <br />Fleming suggested staff draft a policy on how a 501 can be affiliated with the City <br />for the Committee to review at its next meeting. <br />Loo asked that following Legal Committee review of such a policy it should go to <br />a Council Study Session and be discussed directly with each of the non - profits it <br />would affect. <br />DOOR -TO -DOOR SALES REGULATIONS <br />Light stated he was looking for initial thoughts on if the rules need to be updated <br />as there is some question whether the existing law would hold up in court. He <br />added the trend is moving away from outright door -to -door sales bans. There are <br />no specific law suits or court rulings requiring us to change the City's existing <br />rules, but the general implication is that a total ban would not stand if a law suit <br />was brought against the City. <br />Lipton noted this is an emotional issue for residents and unless there is a <br />compelling reason to change the policy now, he would suggest leaving it as is. <br />Loo stated she doesn't think most residents know there is a ban currently and <br />she wouldn't be averse to updating the law with something more current. <br />Lipton stated this is a lifestyle issue for most residents and he doesn't want to <br />change it until we are required to. <br />Leh stated that if there is no definitive ruling we should wait until we have one <br />before making a change. <br />Members decided to take no action at this time. <br />LAWSUIT SETTLEMENTS /LITIGATION UPDATES <br />