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COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2002 Mr. Weiland stated he had anticipated phasing the development and would be willing to amend the preliminary plat to reflect that. City Attorney Hawkins stated he concurred with Community Development Director Grochala in that the Council should allow the preliminary plats allowed under the exemption to move forward as submitted noting that the developers have committed to the phasing of the developments. Mayor Bergeson believed submitting a phasing plan subsequent to this evening's meeting would not be an amendment to the preliminary plat applications, rather it would be new information provided for the benefit of the City. City Engineer Powell noted there may be an impression that the Behm's development has invested disproportionately in the utility system, which he indicated wa the case. City Engineer Powell expressed concern that the Council was di the phasing of plats that City staff has not yet reviewed to en Reinert stated it was clear there was no guarantee the plats City Planner Smyser respond to the issues being raised. detailed information, such as eteness. Councilmember ceive approval. He asked that City Planner Smyser stated all the questions raised _' eve g had been discussed by staff over the last six months. He stated that an ordinance had e` en s eloped that would do everything staff had been told was wanted. Now he felt the processva • . ' 'g a completely different direction and he did not know how to respond at this point. He st the he concurred with Community Development Director Grochala's earlier comments. Councilmember Carlson asked Co .. '"elopment Director Grochala if he had any suggestions on how to work out the concerns o ing ale to work with this situation. Community Development roc stated he was not necessarily concerned with staff having to review the recently 1. d pre iminary plats. However, he was concerned with the Environmental Board, the PI ng and Zoning Board and the City Council being able to deal with this situation. He stated the two ; plicants that recently submitted plats will expect a review from staff based on the existing ordinances, which they will receive. He anticipated that both plats would be in conformance with the existing ordinances and the next step would be the recommendation from staff that the plats be approved. He noted there will be issues with MUSA but indicated the applications could be tabled until there was MUSA available to allocate. He added the plats will be reviewed by the Environmental Board and he was not certain whether the developments will impact wetlands or include the buffers mentioned in the Comprehensive Plan. He cautioned that all reviews and recommendations will have to be made based on the ordinances currently in place and he was concerned with the recommendations being carried through from the Environmental Board and Planning and Zoning Board to the City Council. • Mayor Bergeson stated the Council has been approving plats for a long time under the current regulations and he believed very nice developments have resulted. He felt the City should be proud of • 20