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COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27, 2003 APPROVED •1 Mayor Bergeson asked about EIS and other environmental regulations. He stated they had talked 2 about the threshold, and if the threshold is exceeded various studies are required, some by petition. 3 He indicated it was important Staff reported on thresholds when Council may want to consider, 4 before making that decision. He wanted to make sure Staff was required to report to the Council even 5 if under the threshold so the Council knew whether it was 2 percent under the threshold or 90 percent 6 under. For the Council to be able to make use of the studies it is important for Staff to make this 7 information available. 8 9 City Planner Smyser indicated that would happen naturally. He stated that if anything was close, or 10 controversial, the Council would hear from the citizens. He indicated if any area was a hot topic the 11 Council would hear about it and ask Staff, who would review and report back, just as it did with the 12 church. 13 14 Mayor Bergeson asked about the level of service on traffic, indicating that all of the possibilities may 15 not be included. He asked if there was a level of service A. City Planner Smyser indicated there was. 16 Mayor Bergeson stated that with A, a development might move it to a B, which might be reasonable. 17 He asked City Planner Smyser to consider this and respond later. 18 19 Mayor Bergeson indicated that on page 1007.2, paragraph 5 says 'All lots shall have frontage on a 20 public street'. He thought it should say 'an improved public street'. City Planner Smyser indicated 21 this was an important point. He asked the Council to recall the subdivision by old Main Street, where 22 the City asked that the developer dedicate the easement and they would approve the subdivision. He 23 didn't know where else it may come up but the City has said it will approve the easement when it • 24 approves the subdivision. Mayor Bergeson stated a lot of agreements have been made over the years 25 that need to be honored. 26 27 Mayor Bergeson asked about Section 1007-4, and if anything about density bonuses should be 28 included. City Planner Smyser indicated that would be addressed in the zoning ordinance. He stated 29 there has been a lot of discussion surrounding this and it could be included as a condition of use in 30 zoning, adding that ultimately it would come to City Council. 31 32 Mayor Bergeson stated his opinion on the tree preservation portion that sometimes you get better 33 results if you let the developer clear out the area and determine appropriate sizes and locations of 34 trees after the fact instead of saying they have to keep this and keep that. He added that the best 35 results always include some preservations but good results can be accomplished with fewer rules. 36 37 City Planner Smyser indicated there was a lengthy discussion with the task force concerning this and 38 it is a compromise as written. The ordinance doesn't say anything has to be saved, but that the entire 39 site needs to be reviewed to see what is best. The scenario Mayor Bergeson presented may be viewed 40 as the best scenario in some cases. 41 42 Mayor Bergeson indicated there has been a lot of discussion, but nothing that should preclude 43 Council from approving the first reading. He did not hear anything that could not be addressed 44 between the first and second reading. 45 46 Councilmember O'Donnell moved to approve FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 04-03, Adopting • 47 Subdivision Regulations with the corrections listed on Attachment A. Councilmember Carlson 48 seconded the motion. 24