The community development director post has been vacant since Bob Franke resigned in May 1999. Gary Muller has filled the slot on an interim basis. Franke's resignation marked the fourth community development director the city had employed in five years. When the city was unable to fill the position after months of trying, a professional headhunter was hired to find the right match for the city. Rubenstein will make a selection and ask council for confirmation at the regular council meeting set for June 19.
Council wants companies to tow to a storage facility within the city limits.
Staff was instructed to bring back a draft ordinance for the meeting scheduled for July 3. Council is expecting a full house when it considers three beach ordinances June 19, which is why a special meeting is being scheduled for June 26. The city expects the beach ordinances to be time consuming, with many members of the public commenting, and council agreed it would be wise to split the agenda for June 19 and spread it over two nights. Three ordinances will be up for final approval. The beach management ordinance restricts vendors in the Crystal Beach area from setting up chairs and umbrellas within 20 feet of the water's edge.