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• COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 28, 2000 1. 2. 3. There is no on street parking currently allowed. The proposed design standards do not have lot size requirements. The bank and clinic would not meet the proposed design standards. The buildings already developed are set way back. 4. The buildings look like they do because staff negotiated as much as possible regarding how the buildings would look. The new standards would eliminate the need to negotiate. 5. The current design standards have aspects to them that would not be allowed under limited business. The Economic Development Assistant stated the Livable Communities grant is an opportunity for the City. However, there are still regulatory processes that have to be folio - d. It will be necessary to obtain the density goal relating to a traditional neighborhood develpe men . range of densities will be allowed. The density issue can be discussed further at a wor b should be a separate issue from the endorsement of the design standards. Council Member Reinert stated he has a problem with issues that need to be discussed. A request has been The proposed standards will be discussed further ue and there are many other ndorse the concept of having standards. Staff advised an endorsement is for the con wn Center as a neighborhood development. Council Member Reinert asked whe discussed at the next Council wor Council Member Carlson sta approved by the last Cou cil, w Council needs to discuss t endorsement to tighten it u E" a regarding the closing of the blic hearing. ill discuss density. Staff advised that issue will be inu.' on in the Livable Communities grant and application was i, why this Council has not discussed density. She stated the She advised she has suggestions to add to the language of the endorsement, as opposed to an ordinance. She noted the confusion Staff advised the public hearing was held to have a discussion and used as a learning process. The public hearing was closed to bring the endorsement to the City Council. Council Member Carlson stated that was not the legal public hearing. She stated many people may have not shown up because of confusion regarding the time for resident input. She suggested changes to the wording of the endorsement. Council Member Reinert stated he feels like the City is doing things backwards. The standards should have been worked on before the Council endorses them. He stated he would have like to had more time to discuss the standards. He stated that he is comfortable with an endorsement as long as the Council has the option to discuss the details. 11