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City Council Meeting Minutes April 4, 2017 Page 7 of 8 City Manager Fleming noted that staff has contacted the property owner and he is aware that this item was on the agenda. Councilmember Leh suggested this discussion shouldn't happen in a vacuum and perhaps the first step should be discussions with the County Housing Authority related to possible options and other issues we might not know about. We need to be careful not to scare the community with what ifs. Councilmember Stolzmann stated property owners should be contacted early on so no one is surprised. Public Comments — None Councilmember Maloney agreed with Councilmember Stolzmann that property owners should be contacted sooner rather than later. They should be included in the conversation in a collaborative way. Lori Erlich, manager of the park and daughter of the property owner, stated they are interested in what the Council's end goal is and what the timing is. Mayor Muckle stated the goal is to have conversation to maintain an area that is affordable for the future and to find out if the property owner is interested in any of the options Ms. Erlich stated their intent is to provide affordable housing. They want to make sure the City is not intending eminent domain or anything similar. It would be sad to see residents have to leave because they can't afford it. Mayor Muckle encouraged continuing the conversation. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — STUDY SESSIONS WITH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN 2017 Mayor Muckle stated, he would like to meet with the advisory boards if we have not met with them for any other specific items recently. Councilmember Maloney stated meeting with them when they have a specific topic to discuss is much better than forcing a meeting Councilmember Keany stated the boards he is liaison to would like to meet with Council when it is with a specific topic. He knows the Youth Advisory Board appreciates it. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton noted Council shouldn't under estimate the time the board and staff have to put into these meetings and the work load makes it hard to fit them in. We should meet only if needed for a specific item.