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December 10, 2019 Page 8 of 9 <br />Council be setting a precedent. City Attorney Sonsalla advised because the City Code had no language <br />regarding the refunding of the license fee, a decision could be made by the Council on tobacco license fees. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth asked if the City refunded any other types of permit fees. Community Assets <br />and Development Director Schlichting reported portions of application fees have been refunded in the past if <br />a contractor were to fall through. He stated the City retained a portion for administrative fees and the <br />remainder would be refunded. <br />Acting City Manager Massopust explained the case before the Council was slightly different in that the <br />applicant provided false information to the City. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth indicated she was firming against refunding this money because it could set a <br />precedent. <br />Councilmember Jacobsen amended his motion to state the City would not be refunding the application fee. <br />Councilmember Burg supported this friendly amendment. <br /> <br />5 Ayes, 0 Nays-Motion Carried <br /> <br />Commission Liaison Reports, Announcements and Updates <br /> <br />Devin Massopust <br />Acting City Manager Massopust stated he had nothing to report. <br /> <br />Brenda Davitt <br />Finance Director Davitt reported the City received final approval for the passport office on <br />Monday and she was projecting passport office would be open to the public on January 7th. <br /> <br />Craig Schlichting <br />Community Assets and Development Director Schlichting provided the Council with an update <br />on the Dominium and Pulte Midtown Village development. <br /> <br />Jennifer Fink <br />Parks and Recreation Director Fink stated next Monday she would be fully staffed for the first <br />time in 12 months. She thanked the Council for supporting the new staffing model within the <br />Parks and Recreation Department. <br /> <br />Mary Burg <br />Councilmember Burg reported PREC would be meeting next on Wednesday, February 5th at <br />6:30 p.m. She explained this group was working hard on the Parks Strategic Plan. She noted <br />the indoor farmer’s market would be held on Tuesday, December 11th at the New Brighton <br />Community Center. She commented on how important it would be for all members of the <br />community to be counted in the 2020 census. She stated she attended a League of Women <br />Voters holiday brunch meeting last Saturday where the group discussed the importance of <br />helping voters find out where they vote. Lastly, she wished everyone a safe and happy holiday <br />season. <br /> <br />Paul Jacobsen <br />Councilmember Jacobsen thanked the Mayor for attending the Public Safety Commission <br />meeting for him. He stated he was proud of the great partnerships that had been established in <br />the community. He thanked the City Council and staff members for a great year. He wished <br />everyone a blessed holiday season and encouraged residents to enjoy their time with family <br />and friends. <br /> <br /> <br />Emily Dunsworth <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Commission Liaison <br />Reports, <br />Announcements and <br />Updates <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />