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Councilman Griset's motion to underline Council's concern about the over all plan for industrial properties in the City, including mini-warehousing development, and to refer the matter to the Planning Commission for recommendation to Council, was seconded by Councilman Markel and carried unanimously on a 6 0 vote. During discussion prior to the vote, the general consensus of Council was that a staff study of industrial land uses would be preferable to an outside study. At the same time, Council acknowledged the problems of staff in completing the studies already in process, and the need for a Council determination of priorities, and agreed by informal consent to continue consideration of the recommendationfor outside consultant to its next regular meeting, pending additional information from the Planning Commission and Planning Director. SUb~ARY OF On motion,of Councilman COUNCIL REFERRALS Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Ward, and unanimously carried on a 6 - 0 vote, Council received and filed the Summary of Council Referrals dated September 4, 1973, and instructed staff to present to Council at its regular meeting on September 17, 1973, a capsule summary of the progress of each referral item, including estimated time required for completion. ORAL COMMUNICATION In response to Councilman SISTER CITY REQUEST Yamamoto's suggestion that KORIYAMA, JAPAN Council consider the request of representatives of Koriyama, Japan, for a Sister City affiliation.(Council Minutes, August 20, 1973), Councilman Ward's motion to instruct staff to contact City service organizations, including Japanese American Citizens League, Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, and City Center Association, to ascertain whether they are interested in pursuing the development of a sister city relationship with Koriyama, Japan, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, carried unanimously on a 6 0 vote. (CA 67) ORAL COMMUNICATION Vice Mayor Evans objected LETTER FROM to a letter from the ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Administrative Assistant dated August 30, 1973, in reply to a citizen complaint addressed to Council regarding the Public Information Officer position authorized by Council on August 6, 1973. His objections were that correspondence expressing the opinion of Council should properly be from the Mayor, not the Administrative Assistant, and that the letter did not reflect Councilman Evans' opinion as an individual Council member. (CA 75.12) Councilman Gris.et pointed out that the Administrative Assistant is under the direct supervision of the Mayor, and suggested that Vice Mayor Evans' objections be referred to the Mayor. Vice Mayor Evans concurred. ORAL COMMUNICATION PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING brought up to landscaping standards. Councilman Ward requested the Planning Director to require that the new Elks Club parking lot be (CA 78) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 329 SEPTEMBER 4, 1973