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City Council Meeting Minutes October 18. 2016 Page 12 of 14 Councilmember Maloney stated the options for Parcel 0 have varying fiscal impacts which could greatly affect the decision making on this plan. He reiterated his request for this fiscal information. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton doesn't want to close the door on Transit -Oriented Development in the area. Mayor Muckle agreed. There may not be a current demand for residential but it may happen later. He does support additional office and retail space. There may be a desire for some redevelopment in the area in the future. Councilmember Loo asked if the Special Review Use options in the plan should be left as proposed. Mayor Muckle would like it left as is. Councilmember Stolzmann would like it removed and leave it as commercial. Councilmember Keany stated he opposes residential development west of McCaslin Boulevard and opposes the Special Review Use in that area. Planner Robinson stated the existing zoning for the Colony Square site does allow for residential with a Special Review Use but the Comprehensive Plan does not allow it. To change so that residential is not allowed in Colony Square the Special Review Use option would need to be removed. Councilmember Stolzmann doesn't oppose the Special Review Use option for the area from Cherry to Dillon, but would like it labeled Commercial in the plan so everyone knows our first choice is commercial in that area. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated however we move forward we should consider changing the existing zoning to protect the residential character behind the shopping areas on Cherry Street. Current use -by -right allows three stories and we should consider changing that to two stories. Councilmember Leh shared Mayor Pro Tem Lipton's concerns that we need additional fiscal information. He stated everyone states they want a vibrant commercial area on McCaslin Boulevard, the question is how to get it or at least not inhibit it. We need to make sure we make good use of the Bus Rapid Transit on US 36. Councilmember Stolzmann stated we need to increase transit ridership but there might be other options we need to consider for first and final mile connections. She doesn't support the lane reduction. She would like to see more people using the existing plazas. She doesn't support the HAWK signal. She is not convinced the two-story buffer is what people want; many of those areas are one-story now, particularly behind Lark Avenue. Councilmember Loo stated she thinks the area north of Cherry and south of the Balfour Memory Unit should continue to be low rise and compatible with residences to the east. Mayor Muckle liked the idea of adding a buffer in this area and assuring it will not have residential. All agreed that is a good idea to not have residential in that area.