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REGULAR MEETING Mayor Brown called the teleconferenced regular meeting of the City Council from various remote locations to order at the hour of 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Arkin led the Pledge of Allegiance and provided opening remarks. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Absent: None CLOSED SESSION REPORT City Attorney Dan Sodergren advised there was no reportable action. AGENDA AMENDMENTS City Manager Fialho reported the February 2, 2021 minutes will be continued to the next meeting. CONSENT CALENDAR In response to Councilmember Arkin's inquiry regarding Item 6, City Manager Fialho reported six proposals were received and as required by law the City must evaluate auditing services every five years. The selection is partially based upon price, but staff also evaluated comparable experience with similar municipalities, checked references, conducted extensive interviews, and assessed the quality of their staff. He acknowledged staff would have liked to keep its existing auditor Maze & Associates Accountancy Corporation, but governmental accounting principles encourage rotating auditors to help ensure integrity. In response to Councilmember Balch's inquiry concerning Item 7, City Manager Fialho explained the action sets the public hearing date for April 20 to hear the status of the weed abatement proceedings. All property owners have received notification of the May 31 abatement deadline. He explained this is a fire prevention activity and noted the City usually receives 98% compliance. He further explained most of the non-compliance comes from institutions like railroad properties, and sometimes residents, and the City works with them to solve the problem before the summer fire season. In response to Mayor Brown's inquiries, City Attorney Sodergren clarified the minutes are approved by the Council as a body so it would depend on what the majority of the Council wants to do if a member has had a change from what they said. He confirmed the recorded version is usually referenced over the written version, but the Council has discretion over what it wants to ultimately approve. City Manager 1. Approved minutes of February 2, 2021 (pulled from the agenda) and February 16, 2021 Community Development 2. Actions of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission Engineering 3. Approved and authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with RRM Design Group in the amount of $115,154 for the public outreach and conceptual design for the proposed skatepark City Council Minutes Page 2 of 15 March 16, 2021