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1 1 COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 22, 1994 Lakes City Council. She called it "lack of direction". She said that giving the citizens of Lino Lakes an opportunity for input is a "must" and sincerely hoped that everyone at that meeting learned something. She asked the city Council to be open minded this evening. She said that she believed that if you do not tell the truth, it will haunt you for a long time. She said she felt that there were misstatements made that evening by the developer, Council and part of the staff. She said this will haunt everyone for a long time. Ms. Dahl said the only way to correct what happened that evening is to admit that a mistake was made and go back and redo the proceedings correctly. Ms. Dahl asked again, what direction is Lino Lakes going and who is Lino Lakes listening to. Chris Lyden, 6275 Holly Drive - Mr. Lyden said he would like to give credit to the Planning and Zoning Board and thanked them for the responsible and professional manner in which they examined the preliminary plat that came before them. He felt that they performed their duty with sincerity, objectivity and based their examination on its own merit without any preconceived ideas. Mr. Lyden explained that the developer brought a preliminary plat before them and it was denied twice. He felt that the Planning and Zoning Board spent a great deal of time reviewing this plat. Mr. Lyden thanked Mr. Brixius for his honesty when he admitted that he told the developer that if he would agree to rezoning the property from R -I to R -1X that he would have a "free hand with a PDO". Mr. Lyden said that Mr. Brixius has said that this may have been a mistake and he appreciated that Mr. Brixius is being open about this matter. Mr. Lyden said that the last meeting was confusing. He asked Council Member Neal if it was confusing to him when it came time to vote. Mayor Reinert told Mr. Lyden this was not the time for such questions and asked him to state his specific questions. Council Member Neal said he would like to answer and explained that he favored the development because the development will be contingent upon the developer who would agree to participate in the improvement of Holly Drive. If Holly Drive is not improved, the development will not be constructed. Mayor Reinert said that this is only one of the conditions of the approval of the preliminary plat. Mr. Lyden asked Council Member Neal if he was aware of who was asking for the PDO. Council Member Neal said that it is his opinion that a PDO is better for the neighborhood and a person from that neighborhood agreed with this opinion. Council Member Neal explained that a PDO would give the City more control over the development. Mr. Lyden said that he felt that without the PAGE 3