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d. to recognize the economic needs of the project and incorporate them into the project design; e. to provide the opportunity to accomplish these things before incurring the substantial public or private expense of preparing detailed plans and information required for formal application and review of a preliminary plat. (2) City staff and the applicant shall meet to collaborate on the design of the project to incorporate the goals and public values in the Comprehensive Plan. Specialists with expertise on the issues and elements of the site shall be included in the process when deemed appropriate by the City or the applicant. For projects that include land within Environmentally Sensitive Areas, the discussions and meetings shall include representatives of the Rice Creek Watershed District. The collaborative design process includes three steps: initial collaboration meeting, neighborhood meeting. and the collaborative design meeting. (3) Initial Collaboration Meeting. a. Prior to preparing and submitting the concept plan under the requirements of this chapter. an applicant for a project requiring a plat or Planned Unit Development (PUD) shall meet with city staff to discuss the proposed development, the requirements for pursuing a development application, the collaborative design process, and other issues relevant to the project. note: The City strongly recommends that the applicant refrain from preparing any site layout plans prior the initial collaboration meeting in order to avoid the expense of changing the plans. b. Information for collaborative design process. The City staff shall assemble and provide at this meeting environmental information it has that is relevant to the project. c. At the initial collaboration meeting. City staff. selected specialists. and the applicant shall discuss elements to be considered and included in the project design when applicable, including but not limited to: a. City goals and public values described in Comprehensive Plan relevant to the site b. the City's Resource Management System Plan c. Resource Management Plan and Rule RMP -3 of the Rice Creek Watershed District d. the collaborative design process e. existinu conditions and environmental features f. preservation and/or enhancement of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) g. site layout performance standards and other official controls h. economic needs of the developer i. potential for flexibility with a PUD i. general location of streets and utilities k. general location and extent of public and common open space 1. general location of land use types (residential and non - residential) and intensities m. architectural themes SUBDIVISION AND PLATTING Page 2 •