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SPECIAL WORK SESSION June 3, 2009 DRAFT 46 Comprehensive Plan Amendment that occurred in 2006. That would result in the 47 reduction of the cumulative 2030 household forecast by a total of 2,000 units and would 48 also reduce the city's affordable housing goal to 560 units. That change would require 49 some text modifications and remodeling of the city's sanitary sewer system and traffic 50 system projections. 51 52 A council member asked how the 2,000 reduction is reflected as far as the two plan stages 53 and staff explained that it would basically be based on staging but staging doesn't 54 guarantee development within a certain time period. 55 56 Chris Lyden, 6275 Holly Drive W, asked if there is any criteria that would deal with a 57 situation where stage one is completed prior to plans. Would the city be able to question 58 stage two opening up prematurely? Also, regarding roadways, they will be greatly 59 impacted by fast growth and he is concerned that could create quality of life issues. 60 61 Community Development Director Grochala responded that a movement to stage two 62 before its established time would require a comp plan amendment by the council. 63 Movement within the stages (la to lb) would require a council resolution. 64 65 A council member requested a discussion on pace. Consultant Schlicting explained that 66 the council will have control over pace because they review and approve development 67 proposals based on the established goals and policies in the Plan. In one way the 68 infrastmcture must precede the development and the Plan guides infrastructure 69 development and is a legal foundation on which to manage pace. Staff pointed out that a 70 goal of the Plan is to accommodate quality growth; that includes the resource 71 management plan element that protects what the city has identified as planned resources 72 and the same follows with transportation and sewer where the plan includes goals. 73 74 If the council directs the change in the forecast, staff would require some additional 75 consultant assistance in making modifications to the Plan elements. There will be more 76 land than forecasted but that will be explained as part of the modification. 77 78 Paul Tralle, Planning and Zoning Board chair, addressed the counciL He has been 79 involved in this process from the beginning. A great deal of time has been spent by many 80 volunteers from the community (17 meetings). There were public open houses, open 81 discussions in Zoning & Planning Board meetings, they crunched the numbers and he is 82 standing by the Plan they have recommended. He suggests that it is inappropriate for a 83 council member to discount all the work that went into the Plan and push to make 84 changes based on the input of four people at the last council meeting — there were many 85 more people involved in bringing it forward. 86 87 A council member replied that he has had a level of concern from the onset of the process 88 with some of the numbers and, further, some residents have voiced concerns directly to 89 council members. It was noted that the changes being considered now won't change the 2 —33—