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5/18/83 Page -20- Councilman Ferrera Commented when Mr. Biella came before Plann- ing Commission, it was in August of 1981. At that time there was no formal amendment to the comp plan. At the same time STC came in to request that we annex land north of Dillon Road, or between and north of where it presently is, which was the Spicer property. We changed the zoning from agricultural to industrial. That was a change in the comp plan. We went to DRCOG at that time and Mr. Biella's property was included, at the DRCOG hearing, to be in our urban service area. Mr. Biella followed the same pro- cedures that any other person that came be- foge the Planning Commission or City Council at that time to change the comp plan. There- fore, didn't feel that Mr. Biella be made to go back and start allover just because he started beforeit; didn't start after it. If it was a new annexation the procedure would be different; but it was an old one and was considered in 1981. Reiterated that he felt Mr. Biella had met the requirements of the comp plan at that time, before the amendment. Also believed that if Council was going to be responsive to the citizens of Louisville in one petition, they should be responsive to them in the other petition. Should be sent to a vote of the people, and not just outright reject the ordinance that annexed Mr. Biella's property to the City. Councilman Cummings Councilman Leary Concurred with Councilman Ferrera and added he thought councilmembers were being naive to think that this Councilor any other Council hadn't made a mistake - this would be a correction, plus the people's rights. We granted one - we should grant this one. Commented the bottom line is that there are 320 signatures favoring a vote, and felt that councilmembers should grant the will of the people that he had heard battered around so many times in the last 9 or 10 months. Commented the official petition to this Coun- cil was filed because the people signing it disagreed with Council's action. Stated he was not opposed to a vote on this matter; but before councilmembers can vote on this matter they had to deal with the request before them, which was to rescind the annexation.