City Council Study Session Summary 2015 10 27

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City Council Study Session Summary October 27, 2015 Page 4 of 5 Lipton suggested circulating the white paper amongst Council but discuss in January. Mayor Muckle would like Council to see white paper. Council member Lipton said he always reads minutes with application and thinks Planning is asking the applicants the correct questions. Chair Pritchard gave kudos to staff guidance. Council member Leh asked how Planning Director Russ' departure will affect Planning Commission? Chair Pritchard said Russ has led Planning Commission and has done a great job. Staff is always prepared. Commissioner Jeff Moline said the number of times applicants have come before them and said that because of staff, they have been able to resolve differences and move projects forward. They hope to have a Director who brings a high quality product as Russ has done. Council member Stolzmann would like more information on PUD. Tree Preservation should not be a Planning Commission item. Chair Pritchard said community members sometimes bypass Planning Commission and goes straight to council. Pritchard would like to hear from community and what their concerns are. There was a discussion of public perceptions and comments. Council member Lipton thanked Planning Commission Mayor Muckle appreciates the technical work and meeting minutes planning commission provides. Discussion — CTC Connectivity Study Sue — 60 - 70 acres left unbuilt. Current trend Infrastructure bonds have been refinanced. They can continue to do improvements in the park. NAMS study was catalyst.... Employers want to provide employees options. City is part of the owners association. Sue would like to know what amount of money our parcel would have generated had it been a private entity on shops location: $54K When Sue does BRaD business retention visits, she hears about business lamenting lack of RTD routes for employees. Hank — Council likes this idea. Will 2019 — 2020 be soon enough? City Manager's Report