2013/05/29 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

May 29, 2013 form substantially as provided to Council on May 28, 2013, but with the form of bond attached as Exhibit 1 revised as necessary for approval by the City Attorney; and all other documents necessary to complete the assignment of the Riverfront to Polygon, all in the form as approved by the City Attorney. Discussion ensued about the introduction of amended language on short notice, which did not allow city council members or the public an opportunity for advance review. City Attorney Iles stated that the amended language was a restatement of the language already embedded in the agenda cover sheet and was amended for clarification purposes only. Tim Benedict, Assistant City Attorney, also explained the reasons for the proposed amendment to the action item language and presented information outlining the purpose and status of each of the assignment documents revised since the May 10, 2013, version was presented at last week's council briefing. Assistant City Attorney Benedict stated that a question had been asked seeking clarification about the long-standing relationship between Jim Reinhardsen of Heartland, LLC, and Polygon, and he summarized Heartland's recent response to this question. Council Member Stonecipher stated she had posed the question and expressed her concern about the existence of a conflict of interest. Discussion continued regarding the scope of Heartland's work on the project and the Charter and city policies relating to conflicts of interest. President Moore stated that due to time constraints and the importance of the action, he would continue with the proposed motion as amended. Council Member Gipson asked for an amendment to the motion to change the reference to "Exhibit B" in bullet number two to read "Exhibit C." Moved by Council Member Bader, seconded by Council Member Affholter(friendly amendment). 151