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