Councilors and staff discussed infrastructure needs tied to the Redgate development and whether the city should front installation costs or require developers to pay at build-out.

At a zoning report, a council member asked whether the city would assume responsibility for the full cost of installing infrastructure in Redgate, noting such a shift would represent a change in policy from a decades-long practice of having developers pay construction costs. The discussion referenced two past projects in which the city took a loan and then established a special assessment against individual lots to recoup the cost.

Planning and zoning staff asked for written infrastructure requests and for staged implementation options so the city could evaluate costs and obligations before any change in policy. Council asked the finance director to analyze past development financing arrangements and special-assessment results to inform decisions.

Councilors also heard that permit activity has slowed. Planning staff reported that in 2024 the city issued 171 permits totaling $52,561.91 in fees, with an average valuation figure discussed in the report. Finance staff and councilors said the city faces a budgeting challenge because the timing of permit-driven repayments from a prior loan is slower than projected; one councilor said the permit pace may not generate enough revenue to cover loan interest unless permit activity increases.

Councilors did not adopt a new financing policy during the meeting but directed staff to return with analysis and written infrastructure requests to support a staged implementation or an assessment model.