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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 APPROVED 565 Councilmember O'Donnell stated Councilmember Reinert is always very consistent with his view of •566 high and medium density housing, and he appreciates that. He indicated he has a different view. He 567 thinks they need these kind of units in the city. He stated it would be great to have one master plan 568 for the City, but they do not have that. He does not think it is a surprise that this plan comes in at six 569 units per acre, but noted they recently changed it from eight units to six units, so the Council kept this 570 project from being higher density than it is. He believes this type of housing is needed in their City 571 and is guided by the Comprehensive Plan, and hopefully the limited improvements being made to the 572 road will help the traffic service level. 573 574 Councilmember Reinert agreed he is fairly consistent, however when the units are right, and the mix 575 is right, he has voted in favor of them. He stated this development is on a busy intersection, and is 576 substandard in nature, and that is what bothers him. He believes the City is taking the first plan for 577 the property even though it is prime property, and that also bothers him. He thinks medium density 578 housing is inevitable in this location, but he thinks this project is substandard and now the City will 579 be stuck with it. He stated he will always be selective with what he votes for because he thinks they 580 can do better than this. 581 582 Councilmember Carlson stated she will vote for it because she thinks it has been a long process of 583 people working together. She noted many boards have reviewed the plans, and the developer has 584 worked with Staff to get it to where it is; and where it is meets all of the City's ordinances. She 585 indicated she had a similar situation with the earlier business subsidy. She does not necessarily like 586 business subsidies, but when they meet all the requirements she has to consider them. She thinks 587 having different opinions makes them a good City Council. Aft588 W89 Councilmember Dahl reiterated her first choice would be detached townhomes, but since the other 590 City Council members are going with twin homes, she will agree to that as well. She does appreciate 591 the developer working with the City, and will compromise on the twin homes. 592 593 Motion carried 4:1. Councilmember Reinert opposed. 594 595 Resolution No. 03-142 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 596 597 iv. Consideration of Resolution No. 03-143, Conditional Use Permit for Daycare in 598 LB zone 599 600 Councilmember Dahl noted that when she talked to the developer earlier in the day he stated they did 601 not have an agreement in writing with the daycare. She wondered if this action is premature. 602 603 Greg Schenk, representing the developer, stated they do not have a signed commitment, but have an 604 interested party. He noted that favorable action by the Council may help firm up the agreement, but 605 he could not guarantee it would. 606 607 Councilmember Dahl moved to adopt Resolution No. 03-143 approving a conditional use permit for a 608 commercial daycare facility in a limited business zoning district. Councilmember Carlson seconded 609 the motion. 610 ift611 Motion carried unanimously. 12 13