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City Council Meeting Minutes April 19, 2016 Page 12 of 17 Council member Leh agreed. Mayor Muckle agreed and felt the private drive and connectivity was not a major traffic impact. Council member Loo agreed and felt this is an exciting development in Centennial Valley. Planner Robinson noted a second condition could be added concerning the pedestrian access and City Attorney Light suggested the language added to the resolution to read: 2. The plan shall incorporate a pedestrian connection to the commercial area lying southeast of the project, either through the adjoining, existing landscape area as presented at the City Council hearing, or in an alternative location. MOTION. Mayor Muckle moved to approve Resolution No. 18, Series 2016 with the additional condition as described seconded by Council member Stolzmann. All in favor. DISCUSSION /DIRECTION — 2016 BALLOT QUESTION FOR EXTENSION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX Mayor Muckle called for a staff presentation. City Manager Fleming noted the existing Historic Preservation Tax, expires in 2018. This discussion centers around whether the City should put a ballot measure on the ballot in November to extend the existing tax and potentially expand it for providing operating and or capital funding for the Museum. He noted the Pros and Cons were listed in the Council Communication. There is a current possibility of a ballot measure for the Recreation and Senior Center expansion project this November. Mayor Muckle asked this be put on the agenda for discussion. He was convinced the Historic Preservation Tax had achieved a lot of its goals and been successful. He thought it would be beneficial to have this on the ballot at some point and if approved, would give a longer time horizon to work on things like the revolving loan programs and other items the Historic Preservation Commission has talked about. He was prepared to use some of the money for the Museum Campus. Although he wouldn't normally suggest extending tax measures years in advance he did not want to look back and wish it had been considered. He was not convinced it would compete with the Rec Center expansion question. Council member Maloney agreed the historic preservation tax has accomplished a lot of good things. He felt more things on the ballot regarding taxes can be viewed negatively and there was work to be done to prepare this for the ballot. He was cautious about wanting to move forward with this.