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Charter Commission April 13, 2006 Page 10 DRAFT 398 issue by suggesting the process would be a fund that would call things into action but does not 399 address avoiding the process. 400 401 Commissioner Trehus stated this is the same question as on the 1996 citizen survey but it does 402 not say anything about whether they would still vote on the road, it only addresses establishing a 403 fund. 404 405 Commissioner Bening stated option F gets into the realm of too much detail in the Charter. He 406 stated standards are needed in the City for when a street is going to be reconstructed. One of 407 those standards is curb and gutter. The project has to be approved by a majority of the residents 408 affected by the project and then the question is whether the City voters want to fund it. As long 409 as more than 50% of the people affected understand the ramifications, it should go forward but it 410 must meet standards. 411 412 Commissioner Carlson stated he has concern with options E and F but likes the idea of a process. 413 With regard to option E, he noted that expansion of the trail system received a clear majority of 414 support from the residents surveyed but they do not want to spend much. He commented that 415 trails are part of a system and it is important to the community to have those connections. 416 417 Commissioner Montain stated his agreement with options A, B, C, D, and G and suggested 418 standard clarification language be offered to the Council regarding procedure. 419 420 MOTION by Commissioner Montain, seconded by Commissioner Bening, to strongly urge the `-- 421 Council to look at options A, B, C, D, and G to help clarify the language used, which will help 422 projects to get approved. 423 424 Commissioner Bor thanked Commissioner Trehus for his effort and stated it is a Council and 425 staff issue to address process, as mentioned by Commissioner Zastrow. She stated if you look at 426 the survey of the 400, there is room for improvement, as the Commission knows. However, 427 residents do not want to pay for it. She stated that new developments will take advantage of that 428 but it is a separate process from the Charter. Commissioner Bor stated she is addressing option E 429 related to nonassessable projects, which she believes should be a separate process. She 430 suggested that Commissioner Trehus, as a citizen, should present it to the Council to be worked 431 out. 432 433 Commissioner Trehus stated if you want to see West Shadow or a similar project get 434 neighborhood approval, then option F is needed and it would be a mistake to not include it. He 435 suggested that with a complex project, like West Shadow, the City has to sit down and talk to the 436 residents, or they will not support the project. He stated the Charter is a good thing but he thinks 437 it could be better. He suggested forwarding this memorandum and the Commission's comments 438 to the Council and to request comments from the Council. Commissioner Trehus stated he will 439 vote against the motion because it excludes options E and F. 440 10 -11-