1-10-3: PREFILING CONFERENCE; FEE:
   A.   Before submitting a demand for compensation, the owner must schedule and attend a prefiling conference with the city manager to discuss the demand. The prefiling conference shall follow the procedure set forth by the manager and may include a filing fee, and notice to neighbors, other organizations and agencies. The filing fee shall be set by council resolution.
   B.   To schedule a prefiling conference, the owner must contact the city manager and pay the appropriate conference fee. The prefiling conference is for the owner to provide a summary of the owner's demand to the manager, and for the manager to provide information to the owner about regulations that may affect the demand. The manager may provide the owner with a written summary of the prefiling conference within ten (10) days after it is held.
   C.   The city manager is not authorized to settle any demand at a prefiling conference. Any omission or failure by staff to recite to an owner all relevant applicable regulations will not constitute a waiver or admission by the city.
   D.   A prefiling conference is valid for six (6) months from the date it is held. If no demand is filed within six (6) months of the conference, the owner must schedule and attend another conference before the city will accept a demand. The city manager may waive the prefiling requirements if, in the manager's opinion, the demand does not warrant that step. (Ord. 606-04, 11-11-2004, eff. 12-2-2004)