(a) Applications shall be reviewed by City staff for application completeness and conformance with City ordinances.

(b) Based on the initial review, if the City Manager determines the application is complete, the application shall be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission and any other applicable commissions for review and comment, together with the City Manager’s recommendation for approval or rejection. The recommendation may include a recommendation for a subdivision to reduce or enlarge a parcel to meet the intended development or use.

(c) Notice of complete applications for new leases, renewals or extensions shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City and posted on the property. The notice must contain the name of the applicant, a brief description of the land, whether the applicant requests a lease with an option to purchase, and the date upon which any competing applications must be submitted (thirty (30) days from the date of publication).

(d) The recommendations of the City Manager, Planning and Zoning Commission, and any other applicable commissions shall be provided to the City Council. The City Council shall determine whether the lease, renewal, amendment or extension is consistent with the intent of this chapter and in the best interest of the City. The decision whether or not to lease land or authorize a lease extension, renewal, amendment or assignment rests in the sole discretion of the City Council.

(e) If the applicant is in default of any charges, fees, rents, taxes, or other sums due and payable to the City or the applicant is in default of a requirement of any lease or contract with the City a lease shall not be entered into until the deficiencies are remedied.