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MEMORANDUM Office of the Mayor and Council Date: October 31, 1996 To: Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers From: Councilmember Donald Sanders Subject: MOU Between the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Agua Mansa Industrial Growth Association (AMIGA) City Council Meeting of November 5, 1996 BACKGROUND On Wednesday, October 30, 1996, the AMIGA Executive Committee held a Special Meeting involving property owners and several officials and representatives from the Federal, State, County and City levels. This Special Meeting was held to specifically address the MOU, whereby intense discussions and changes developed. This MOU will be further discussed at the upcoming AMIGA Executive Committee meeting on Nov 7, 1996, at 3:00 p.m. The Council needs to take this matter into consideration and determine if there are any additional remedies or course(s) of action to refute or seek to alter the outcome of the October 30'h AMIGA meeting. The intent is to acquire long-term economic development for the City of Colton and include acreage set-aside for economic growth. Between now and November 5'", 1996, we must scrutinized the particular recitals of this MOU. Specific issues of concern in the (attached) MOU are as follows: • page 1, last paragraph: Outlining the acreage of land. • page 2. paragraphs 4, 5 and 6: Outlining particular projects set-aside in the City of Rialto; and what is the intended meaning of those projects being designated. RECOMMENDATION In order for Colton to have long-term economic growth, I recommend our goals and objectives should be to have 160 acres set-aside for economic development and offer other acreage as land subject to mitigation. t'� DS:adf Attachments Agenda Item No. 26 p. 1 of 7