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The two -(2) earliest possible schedules are listed below. Staff intends to schedule the hearing for the September 2000, Planning and Zoning Board meeting. Staff plans to finish refining the Town Center standards in time for that meeting. Latest date to send notice To newspaper Mail notice to property owner's Notice published in newspaper Public hearing at P & Z City Council action August 23 September 20 flexible flexible August 29 September 26 September 13 October 11 September 25 October 23 Council Member Carlson requested a map of the Town Center. She read the first element to the zoning amendment and asked if staff is still talking about rezoning the Village and the north/east and south/east quadrant. Staff advised at this point staff is still talking about rezoning those areas. Council Member Carlson asked if the same standards will apply through the north/east and south/east quadrants. Staff advised at this point the same standards will apply. Council Member Dahl stated the Town Center standards received from the Planning and Zoning Board and the copy she received in her Council packet are different. Staff indicated repeatedly at the Planning and Zoning Board meeting that the language can be revised. She asked if the City is allowed to change the mixed use or compact development plan or just the language. She asked how far the changes can go. Staff advised the purpose of the Town Center itself has always been a mixed use compact area. Staff defined .the term mixed use. Council Member Dahl asked if that can be changed if the Council or staff feels it should. Staff has indicated the zoning can be changed. She asked if the City is restricted in changing the zoning. Staff advised the reason behind the Town Center is to change it to a mixed use. If the City decides not to do so, there is no Town Center and the area will be left as is. Mayor Bergeson stated there are a lot of details to fill in relating to the concept plan. The motion does give a lot of flexibility to work on the details. The City Administrator asked if the Council has the ability to change the mix of development relating to residential, commercial and industrial use. Staff referred to the land use plan as it stands now. Staff reviewed the changes that have been made. The particular amounts of uses in the plan are flexible. Council Member Carlson asked if there is anything in the standards that can't be changed. Staff advised the City Council can change the zoning ordinance as they see fit. Nothing is being locked in at this point. Details of the standards will be discussed in much further detail and formally adopted by the City Council. Council Member Reinert suggested the endorsement be continued to allow time for further review. The Planning and Zoning Board is not looking at it until September 2000. He stated the best practice is for the Council to pass something that doesn't need to be changed. Mayor Bergeson stated the changes that are being discussed are details in the Design Standards. The motion is only an endorsement of the concept of having design standards. He stated that he does not believe continuing 10