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City Council Meeting Minutes February 18, 2020 Page 11 of 18 Councilmember Dickinson stated there is clearly a level of discomfort by not having the GDP. He asked the applicant why they are asking for this without the GDP ready. Maryann McGeady, stated state statute does not allow a debt question except at certain elections due to the TABOR amendment. The applicant needs to finance the development as soon as they can after land use approval but cannot do that until the election is held. This skeletal plan provided here has many more details than many other plans at this stage in the process. She added the current infrastructure on the property would not be sufficient for what is allowed under the existing zoning. Mayor Pro Tem Maloney stated the staff report notes more than 5.8 million sf of development is expected; this is more than twice what was approved in 2009. To say there is no evidence in here to support this doesn't seem right. (b) The existing service in the area to be served by the proposed special district is inadequate for present and projected needs Councilmember Dickinson stated it is clear it will be needed; there is not service for what is there and more than that will be needed. Mayor Stolzmann stated she feels many of these services are duplicative of existing services. She is not comfortable giving the power of policing to a special district. She stated the same for fire, mosquito control, covenant enforcement, transportation improvements, and park and recreation improvements. Councilmember Lipton stated for any development on this site there is a need for organized services. Two significant neighbors the school district and the hospital say what exists today is inadequate. They need services and infrastructure. Our intent has always been for the user to finance additional services. This is not going to be a single user site anymore so there must be a way fund these services. Mayor Stolzmann asked if Councilmember Lipton wants to extend these types of powers to the District. Councilmember Lipton stated his understanding of the plan is that the District would provide an additional layer of security to the Police Department and for Fire. It would help finance improvements that would be dedicated to the City. That can be clarified and cleaned up. Councilmember Dickinson stated the documents read to him that they would be building a police and fire annex that would be a benefit to the City. Councilmember Fahey stated currently there is an almost nonexistent need for services on that site but if there are new buildings the calls for service will increase. Mayor Stolzmann stated she is uncomfortable granting security services authority to a special district. The City is not obligated to grant all of these authorities to the District