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COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2002 those developments and, although the new regulations may be better, he did not have problems with the quality of the developments that have been approved. Councilmember O'Donnell stated he understood staff's concerns, but he supported Mayor Bergeson's comments. He did not feel the amendment changed the spirit of the moratorium ordinance or the direction to staff to complete the new ordinances. Councilmember Reinert stated he has the utmost confidence in the ability of City staff to review the plats and forward them correctly to the Council. He noted both applicants have agreed to the phasing of the developments. Councilmember Dahl requested a clarification of the proposed phasing. She noted Mr. Coyle had offered to begin with 25 acres, which would be one-third of the originally proposed development. Mayor Bergeson stated phasing requirements had not been inclu rather the developers have verbally agreed to the phasing of the Mr. Weiland anticipated his development would be phased him to determine the exact amount of acreage involved i best to master plan this type of development and he wi most sense. The Council clarified that the motion now on Ordinance No. 23-01, calling for a moratori language as proposed by Councilmember enumerated under Section 3E(1) of the been submitted to the City for review the City Council, to proceed forw the ordinance amendment, q ments. tages, although it was difficult for se at this time. He agreed that it is to determine which stages will make the s for the adoption of the second reading of new residential development, with the amended providing for an addition to the exemptions e, which would allow preliminary plats which had ption of second reading of Ordinance No. 23-01 by s until the plats were either approved or denied. Mayor Bergeson stated he h ; : an 's opinion since the last City Council meeting and he intended to vote against the p ora`torium ordinance. He believed the moratorium would send the wrong message to the busin s community that the City is shutting down for business and he preferred to encourage business. Mayor Bergeson added he heard the legal arguments but believed the Council has the right to implement a moratorium. However, in this case he believed the rules before the moratorium and after the moratorium will be significantly different and this makes it more difficult to defend having a moratorium. He felt the changes will be much more substantial than those made during most moratoriums. Councilmember Carlson commented that the current Council has significant differences in views and she felt all the Councilmembers respect each other's views and attempt to reach a consensus. She felt this was evident tonight with the agreement the Council came to regarding the proposed moratorium ordinance. She acknowledged that the decisions made this evening will cause some concerns for City staff but she was pleased the Council was able to reach an agreement and move forward. 21