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COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 23, 2006 APPROVED 004 Community Development Director Grochala commented that the Environmental Board and the 405 Planning and Zoning Board noticed that even though they are slowing down growth with the growth 406 management plan, they are not really permitting the kind of growth that the City would want. He 407 stated the developer has walked through the process with us for two years, and this is the kick off to 408 what will need to be done over the next few years. He indicated there will be a lot of tough decisions 409 over the next six months, but he wants to make it clear that this did not just happen without a lot of 410 thought and a lot of input from the community 411 412 Councilmember Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 05-153 approving amendment of the 413 Comprehensive Plan to amend the proposed land use map, request 370 acres of MUSA, and amend 414 text with the changes outlined by staff. Councilmember Stoltz seconded the motion. 415 416 Councilmember Carlson expressed continued concern about the amount of development being 417 proposed. She read a letter from Centerville indicating they have reservations on the development, 418 and would like to delay development until CSAH 14 improvement is underway. She commented that 419 as was mentioned, they did just approve this Comprehensive Plan in 2003. She stated she would 420 support a new review, but that is a different process than the process this took, and requires a citizen 421 review. 422 423 Councilmember Reinert noted there was a citizen survey done a few years back, and there is a new 424 one being done, and while growth was one issue, taxes were another. He stated the people want a 25 diversification of the tax base, as well as places to shop within the city. He noted this development W26 provides nine miles of trails, and 70 to 8.0 acres of open space. He stated that the letter from 427 Centerville City Council was from one of their members, andnot from the Council as a whole. He 428 commented that the cities around them are adding hundreds of homes per year, and if they go even to 429 247 units he thinks that is still conservative. 430 431 Councilmember Carlson clarified that the letter from Centerville indicates that the Planning 432 Commission and the City Council reviewed the Comprehensive Plan amendment. She stated that 433 because it is signed by the mayor, she thinks it is a letter from Centerville, not a single City Council 434 member. She indicated she stands by the numbers she quoted and her concern about the level of 435 growth and the pressures that will be placed on them concerning other areas of the city. 436 437 City Administrator Heitke indicated that the letter form Centerville was discussed at the work session, 438 and he has responded. He indicated that to be fair since the letter was read into the record, they need 439 to hear staff response. 440 441 Community Development Director Grochala stated that he has responded to the letter and has 442 discussed the proposal with them, and after explaining this was not approval of a project, but only a 443 Comprehensive Plan amendment, they were perfectly comfortable with it. He stated that both cities 444 are concerned with the need for improvement of several roads in conjunction with this project. 445 446 Councilmember O'Donnell indicated that there are a lot of facts and figures. He stated that one . 47 weekend he tried to get a grasp on this, and contacted several members of the Environmental Board, 48 speaking with three. He indicated they were all supportive of this project. He stated they knew there 10