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City Council Meeting Minutes March 7, 2023 Page 4 of 8 Councilmember Hamlington stated she would like to see a better reason as to why to pave this section and would like to see different options to consider. MOTION: Mayor Maloney moved to award the contract to include bid alternates #1, #3 and #4. Seconded by Councilmember Dickinson. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. RESOLUTION NO. 14, SERIES 2023 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CORNERSTONE FINAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGARDING FENCE REGULATIONS Mayor Maloney introduced the item and asked for disclosures; seeing none he opened the public hearing. Planner Ritchie stated that recognizing fences contributed to the spread of the Marshall Fire in some instances, the City approved Ordinance 1838, Series 2022 which provided an automatic exemption from any Planned Unit Development (PUD) standards for certain wood fences, thereby allowing homeowners to install non-combustible fence materials immediately adjacent to homes to potentially reduce impact from wildfire. Following the fire, Planning staff met regularly with affected neighborhoods to discuss issues related to recovery. Some neighborhoods, including Cornerstone, expressed a desire to amend their PUD fence regulations in order to address combustible fence designs. The proposed amendment reflects the neighborhood's collective preference and staff is presenting the application on their behalf. She reviewed the regulatory history of the neighborhood and the proposed fence standards which removes interior fence standards and revises the exterior fences to non-combustible materials. The neighbors in these areas have coalesced on these changes and worked together to bring this forward. Staff recommends approval. Public Comments Lisa Hughes, Cornerstone resident, urged approval stating the residents of the neighborhood have worked together and support these changes. Christian Dino, Cornerstone resident, stated this has been a neighborhood driven plan with a lot of input and good compromise. This brings more fire resilience to the neighborhood and materials that will weather well. Judy Kern, Cornerstone resident, agreed with her neighbors and that this has been driven by the neighbors. She asked for quick approval as people are moving back home and need a decision.