The Dalles City Council approved a plan to transition the City’s current Administrative Fellow into a full-time position of Project Coordinator that would be involved in helping the City reach its economic development goals.  The new position would include among its duties managing the City and Wasco County Enterprise Zone, help coordinate activities with The Dalles Main Street program, manage the Urban Renewal District property rehabilitation and loan and grant program, and work on Riverfront Trail projects.  Mayor Steve Lawrence says the goal is to consolidate a number of issues into one position.  City Councilors decided not to seek an AmeriCorps/RARE program member to do the Community Curation project.  The new position was approved by the City Budget Committee for the Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget.  In other business, the Council approved refunds of pre-paid assessments for public improvements totaling over $65,000 to six property owners who had paid into a fund under requirements the Council recently abolished.  And the Council approved The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce community marketing program for 2015-16.