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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 8, 1994 need to be identified at the beginning, the intern should be hired at the very beginning of the process. Mayor Reinert said that the intern or facilitator should be available at the start of the process so that he/she will have first-hand knowledge of the "mood and feel" of the residents. Council Member Elliott suggested that the large meetings with the residents should be conducted at various locations with the intern or facilitator present so that he/she can get a feeling for the concerns of the citizens. The plan is to get the City Council out of the process and put the process in the hands of a neutral party. The City Council will receive reports on the progress of the program. Mayor Reinert asked that once the process is complete and mission statements have been prepared, all future City Council's use the material as a guideline. Mr. Bohjanen recommended that the forums be held in large auditoriums and that someone who is familiar with this type of forum moderate the sessions. He also recommended that someone take minutes of the open meetings. Council Member Elliott moved to support the concept of implementing a Visioning Program and authorize staff to prepare a detailed outline, work plan and budget for City Council approval. Council Member Kuether seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REPORT, MARY KAY WYLAND Consideration of Trapper's Crossing Planned Unit Overlay, FIRST READING, Resolution No. 14 - 94 and Preliminary Plat - Mr. Brixius displayed the preliminary plat for this proposed subdivision and explained that the rezone and preliminary plat requests have been considered by the Planning and Zoning Board several times. The Planning and Zoning Board has recommended denial of the rezone request and the preliminary plat request and has asked the developer, Hokanson Constructionito submit a proposal for the current zoning which is R -1X, Single Family Executive. At the time the property was rezoned from R-1 to R -1X (February, 1994) the developer expressed opposition to the R -1X zoning and staff suggested that a PDO rezone request would give the developer some opportunity to pursue maintaining some of the density. The applicant is requesting that the City Council approve the preliminary plat including the PDO overlay. The applicant is continuing to request flexibility in lot area and width and has attempted to respond to staff concerns as outlined in previous staff reports and letters. A revised plat dated August 1, 1994 PAGE 12 1