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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 16, 2018 <br />Page 12 of 14 <br />Councilmember Maloney stated this should be either a park or Open Space — Other If it <br />is designated as park it would a great value to the community <br />Councilmember Keany agreed a park designation is appropriate He asked why the <br />change in interpretation on if a citizen vote is required He supports the park designation <br />if we can do that without a citizen vote <br />City Attorney Kelly stated the resident vote requirement is in the Charter but it is not in <br />effect until the parcel is zoned and this parcel has not yet been zoned <br />Councilmember Leh stated he supports a park designation if that is allowed He asked <br />again for confirmation that if it has not yet been zoned means we still have the flexibility <br />to make it a park. City Attorney Kelly stated the Charter clearly allows for parcel uses to <br />change if it has not yet been zoned as open space <br />Mayor Muckle stated this is a change in interpretation from what he recalls. He stated <br />he doesn't see a demand for more formal uses in Lake Park. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton suggested not making a decision tonight and rather wait until we <br />have the master plan for Cottonwood Park to see if it affects this. If we want to move <br />forward tonight he prefers a park designation. <br />Councilmember Loo agreed this is a change in interpretation to her She noted the <br />PPLAB looked at this but did so without knowing that a change in designation could be <br />done without a city-wide vote. <br />Mayor Muckle stated the value in the area is for wildlife and that exceeds the value of <br />being a park. He supports zoning as Open Space — Other designation <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated there is a gazebo and park like features on this <br />parcel and they need to be maintained at a higher level, but there is some community <br />desire for a park that is a bit more wild We need a balance that allows for some other <br />uses. <br />Mayor Muckle and Councilmember Leh supported a higher level of maintenance on this <br />property <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated the Council does not have enough information to identify <br />maintenance levels now without cost information and details. <br />Members agreed to not move forward this property for zoning at this time Members will <br />discuss the maintenance standard for the area at a later date <br />