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1 1 1 COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 27, 1992 land use with the current housing and the developments that are taking place. Based on this, it is hoped by the end of the moratorium to develop projects in terms of proper land use and take a look at housing growth as it affects the City in the future. Vacant land in all zones is being viewed and quantified. Mayor Reinert noted that the moratorium has allowed the City to evaluate certain housing stock and various types of housing. There will be more on this as well. Mayor Reinert said that the development procedure was not the smoothest in terms of bringing items to the Council and then on to the developers and allowing them to function in the City. He noted that the staff is developing a process to evaluate a development and its impact on the community in the following areas; 1) the financial impact to the City in terms of taxes and revenues and in terms of needs, 2) impact of infrastructure, 3) impact on the educational facilities. Mayor Reinert also noted that the Council has extended the period of input from the public if necessary. Public hearings are continued until the next Council meeting if necessary to allow for additional input. Land use hearings have been moved to the Planning and Zoning Board. Public hearings that involve public money are held before the City Council. This should make these items more accessible to the public and the public should feel more comfortable before the Planning and Zoning Board than before the City Council. Mayor Reinert explained that the staff is developing a comprehensive development check list to be completed as the development moves through the various stages so that the proposed development does not come before the City Council and then has to be sent back to the Planning and Zoning Board for some other information. When the check list is complete, any item coming before the City Council can be acted on and and approved so the developer can go forward and develop in the City. The staff is updating standard development contracts and these will be directly administered by the staff. All financial requirements will be incorporated into one (1) development contract. This should eliminate frustration on the part of the developer because he will not have to be moved from department to department but will look at one (1) coordinated contract. Mayor Reinert noted that there probably will be stricter development guidelines and probably the guidelines will be more strictly enforced. He noted that development contracts and all financial guarantees must be in place prior to any construction. There may have been exceptions to the rules in the past. Mayor Reinert felt that when the developers look at the new guidelines they will feel that they are stricter. However, if they really look at them they will see that they are easier to understand and follow. Mayor Reinert explained another development requirement will be PAGE 3 289