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City of Modesto
Economic Development Committee/
Special City Council Workshop Meeting
Conference Room 2005 (2nd Floor)
Tenth Street Place
1010 10th Street, Modesto, California

Monday, April 14, 2008, at 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call: Present: Councilmembers Lopez, Marsh

Absent: Councilmember Keating

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Three minute time limit per speaker

CONSENT ITEMS – ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED: Items #1 through #7

CONSENT ITEMS
An item may be removed from consent and discussed at the request of an audience member or Committee Member.

CONSENT
1. Consider receiving status report of development projects processed by the Community & Economic Development Department.

ACTION: The Committee accepted status report.

CONSENT
2. Consider recommendation to accept the Airport Advisory Committee 2007 Annual Report, and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

CONSENT
3. Consider recommendation to endorse a grant application to the Department of Transportation for the Small Community Air Services Development Program, and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

CONSENT
4. Consider recommendation to endorse the Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) Revision to the Federal Aviation Administration (FFA), and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

CONSENT
5. Consider recommendation to endorse the submittal of a Federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant application for $1,282,500 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FFA), and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

CONSENT
6. Consider recommendation to endorse solicitation for qualifications and bids for design and construction management services for the Modesto City-County Airport for a five-year term, and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

CONSENT
7. Consider recommendation to endorse solicitation for qualifications and bids for airport planning services for the Modesto City-County Airport, and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

NEW BUSINESS

8. Consider recommendation to endorse the Draft final Noise Exposure Map (NEM0 and supporting documentation for the Modesto City-County Airport Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study, and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

9. Consider recommendation to endorse the annual adjustment of the airport rates and fees effective July 1, 2008, and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

10. Consider recommendation to approve Modesto Area Express and Modesto Area Dial-A-Ride new fare increases effective summer of 2008, and forward to City Council for approval.

ACTION: The Committee approved staff recommendation.

11. Consider acknowledging request by the Salvation Army for refund and waiver of developer fees for the Homeless Shelter located at 320 9th Street, and forward to City Council for consideration of options for waiver and or reimbursement of certain development and impact fees.

ACTION: The Committee forwarded this request to City Council for consideration without Committee recommendation.

12. Consider request from the Building Industry Association to discuss 1) vesting status of subdivision maps, 2) impact fee collection, 3) impact fees for low income and very low income housing, 4) fees for shelters and temporary housing, and staff direction requested.

ACTION: The Committee had no quorum for item 1) and forwarded to City Council for consideration without Committee recommendation. Items 2) and 4) above were deferred back to Staff for further discussion and recommendation. The Committee approved item 3) above.

COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
NONE


MATTERS TOO LATE FOR THE AGENDA
NONE

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
1. Airport hangar #2 lease
2. Digester gas fired cogeneration plant incentives
3. Modesto Flight Center Fuel Farm Proposal
4. SkyWest Lease Agreement

ADJOURNMENT
This meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm.

BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR

Jim Niskanen, Interim City Manager