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a. Economic Development Strategic Plan - if staff could give update on make up of members; what councilmembers have appointed members to what task force if additional members added, and next steps. b. Hotel Incentive Program - continued item due to public discussion of issues; in the future make public aware that this will go through committee. Future items like these should be publicized and invite public to committee meetings. 2. Fiscal Year 2014 -2015 Audit Schedule (Strategic Plan No. 4. 1c) - (FMSA) Francisco Gutierrez, Executive Director of Finance and Management Services, provided FY2014 -15 Audit Schedule and status. Auditors have completed interim field work and met with some councilmernbers and chief executive staff. Currently reviewing transactions to support audit opinion. Have reviewed our investment policy and GANN Limit and are in process of reviewing financial statements. CAFR should be issued in mid - December. Formal audit planning correspondence to council on Nov. 17th on scope of audit in accordance with Statements on Auditing Standards. Committee Chair Martinez would like auditors to address committee upon release of CAFR to review findings as they did last year. Special Meeting to be scheduled for Monday, December 14, 2015. 3. Update on Downtown Wayfinding ( Strategic Plan No. 5, 4a) - (CDA) Kelly Reenders, Executive Director of Community Development Agency: Scheduled to take fabrication and installation of the signage contract to council on December 15t. Committee members would like sample of signs or exhibits for council review or beforehand a memo to council members with exhibits. 4. Update on Economic Development Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan No. 3, 1a) — (CDA) Kelly Reenders, Executive Director of Community Development Agency: Various outreach meetings planned for community participation. Format outline will be provided to committee members. Bilingual equipment and translator will be available at meetings. City is doing outreach on various media sources to encourage participation. Multi language media sources will also be contacted for notices to community. Committee members would like other avenues of communication used to reach community. Possibly a public affairs group could be used to get the notices out. Additionally council is here to help get the message out to reach more residents, November 9, 2015 1 Finance, Economic Development, & Technology Minutes 13B -4