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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 8, 1994 Mayor Reinert noted that the letter read by Mrs. Walseth was hand delivered to the city hall this morning. The City Attorney has not had an opportunity to review the letter. He said he felt some of the allegations mentioned in the letter are inaccurate, especially the allegation that he had signed a backdated resolution. Mayor Reinert referred the letter to the City Attorney for his review and asked for a report on the letter at the next Council meeting. Al DeMotts, 6265 Holly Drive and asked about the status of four (4) petitions that were submitted to the City. He outlined the subject of each petition. Mr. DeMotts was most interested in the petition regarding the reconstruction of Holly Drive and who would pay the costs. Mayor Reinert explained that the petitions have been recognized and the petition regarding improving Holly Drive was discussed and the procedure was outlined at the last Council work session. Mr. DeMotts read a letter regarding cul-de-sac designs. The letter is indicating that there should be four (4) cul-de-sacs for 125 houses. Mr. DeMotts was referring to the Trapper's Crossing proposed plat. The letter also referred to other design issues and safety concerns. Mayor Reinert noted that the preliminary plat for Trapper's Crossing had not yet been approved and these issues would be discussed at the time when the Council is considering the preliminary plat. Christopher Lyden, 6275 Holly Drive asked the City Council for a motion to strike the preliminary plat and PDO rezone request for Trapper's Crossing from the agenda on the grounds that due process has not been followed. He noted that the new plat is dated August 1, 1994 and the last Planning and Zoning Board meeting was July 21, 1994 and since it is an entirely new and different plat, there has not been an opportunity for the people to be heard on it. Mr. Lyden said that he did not understand how this matter got on the agenda since due process has not been followed. Mayor Reinert told Mr. Lyden that Trapper's Crossing is on the agenda, and there will be comments and background information presented by the staff and the developer. At that point, if the Council feels that your request is valid it will be tabled or returned to the Planning and Zoning Board. Mr. Lyden asked Mayor Reinert to outline the steps in bringing a preliminary plat to the City Council. Mayor Reinert said he would not go into detail but noted that the matter would go through the Planning and Zoning Board process and then be forwarded to the City Council for action. Mr. Lyden asked if PAGE 5