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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d May 1 2 , 2 004 Page 9 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Root stated he agreed w ith Mr. Rafferty. He asked that the development team give them something to start with. He agreed planning out the entire area was the correct approach and getting community involvement wa s also the correct approach, but to give the City a starting point. Mr. Rafferty stated he did not believe this de velopment could be developed within five or six years as the development team had alluded to. He asked if this was a good plan for the City and asked if it was a good idea to change the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Root asked for concept plan s as a starting point. He asked what would make sense economically for that area. Mr. Rafferty asked if staff could physically st retch themselves to do this, or would they need to hire additional staff. He indicated there were economics to look at also. Mr. Grochala replied staffing concerns were an issue and they woul d need to look at shifts of responsibilities, but that would happe n with or without this project. Mr. Tralle stated the percepti on that Lino Lakes was extremely hard to deal with was a valid one and that was the reas on it took so long to get develo pments into the City. He asked them to proceed with optimistic caution. Chair Schaps stated he heard they should proceed, but agreed they should look at concept plans as a starting point. Mr. Pogalz stated he was not c oncerned that they had not seen anything yet. He indicted he was not opposed to the blank sheet con cept because if the co mmunity came together and developed what was wanted there, it would be a great asset. He noted this was the City’s opportunity to work with a develope r for a good development. He believed this was a good process to go through. Mr. Rafferty noted somebody still had to come forward and actually build the development. Mr. Rafferty made a MOTION to recommend that the City and staff proceed with the Mast Planning Process for 360 acres W. of 35 E and N. of Main St. and was supported by Mr. Pogalz. Motion carried 5-0. VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Confirm date of special meeting to discuss signage: June 16, 2004 Staff stated due to the lengthy agendas for th e past several months, the P&Z has not had the opportunity to discuss the temporary signage issue to any great exte nt. Discussions of the issue began at the June 2003 meeting, and wa s tabled repeatedly. The last time this was discussed, the P&Z decided to have a spec ial meeting devoted sole ly to the topic. Last month, staff suggested June 16, 2004 and asked the board members to check their calendars. Staff would like the P&Z to confirm this date so staff can send out notices to business owners. He noted staff was not at tempting to mail a letter to every single