County Board Notes-Feb. 5, 2013

A part of the OACCT's Public Policy efforts for 2013 is for volunteers from the Public Policy committee attend both City and County meetings and report back on items that are of interest/concern to business.

• Tax increment finance public hearing moved to 2/19/13 meeting due to changes JOBZ vs. TIF
• Prolonged Concrete crushing permit for Safeway Foods spot until March 31st.
• Flying Time Taxi LLC Licensing in city of O-Town approved.
• Reconfiguring stop sign alignment approved @ 32nd and Bridge.
• Approval made for proposal to create an escrow account in cases of fire damage over 50% of property value.
• Approval for reserve police unit.
• Small cities development grant public hearing to be held same evening as TIF 2/19/13
• Approval to set a cap of property assessments at 50% of property value.
• Item #8 above affected a number of further discussions; due to 50% assessment cap further improvements such as sidewalks may have to be re-figured to fit within cap.
• Approval for improvements on 12th Ave. NW
• Approval for improvements on Lemond Road
• Approval for possible changes to sidewalk configuration on school street between walnut and Mosher (which entailed long discussion and a back to the drawing board option).  Adding a sidewalk section to complete the stretch over the 35 bridge west on bridge street(Towards Fleet Farm).  Adding a stretch again to complete the sidewalk on 21st Ave. NW to Hoffman drive.