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• • COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2002 those developments and, although the new regulations may be better, he did not have problems with the quality of the developments that have been approved. Councilmember O'Donnell stated he understood staff's concerns, but he supported Mayor Bergeson's comments. He did not feel the amendment changed the spirit of the moratorium ordinance or the direction to staff to complete the new ordinances. Councilmember Reinert stated he has the utmost confidence in the ability of City staff to review the plats and forward them correctly to the Council. He noted both applicants have agreed to the phasing of the developments. Councilmember Dahl requested a clarification of the proposed phasing. She noted Mr. Coyle had offered to begin with 25 acres, which would be one -third of the originally proposed development. Mayor Bergeson stated phasing requirements had not been included in the ordinance amendment, rather the developers have verbally agreed to the phasing of their developments. Mr. Weiland anticipated his development would be him to determine the exact amount of acreage involve best to master plan this type of development and he *i1 most sense. sages, although it was difficult for prose at this time He agreed that it is to determine which stages will make the The Council clarified that the motion now on the floor was for the adoption of the second reading of Ordinance No. 23 -01, calling for a moratorium on new residential development, with the amended language as proposed by Councilmember 'Reinert, providing for an addition to the exemptions enumerated under Section 3E(1) of the Ordinance, which would allow preliminary plats which had been submitted to the City for re„uiew before adoption of second reading of Ordinance No. 23 -01 by the City Council, to proceed forward in the process until the plats were either approved or denied. Mayor Bergeson stated he has not changed his opinion since the last City Council meeting and he intended to vote against the proposed moratorium ordinance. He believed the moratorium would send the wrong message to the business community that the City is shutting down for business and he preferred to encourage business. Mayor Bergeson added he heard the legal arguments but believed the Council has the right to implement a moratorium. However, in this case he believed the rules before the moratorium and after the moratorium will be significantly different and this makes it more difficult to defend having a moratorium. He felt the changes will be much more substantial than those made during most moratoriums. Councilmember Carlson commented that the current Council has significant differences in views and she felt all the Councilmembers respect each other's views and attempt to reach a consensus. She felt this was evident tonight with the agreement the Council came to regarding the proposed moratorium ordinance. She acknowledged that the decisions made this evening will cause some concerns for City staff but she was pleased the Council was able to reach an agreement and move forward. 21