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• 1 COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 9, 2006 APPROVED A roll call vote was taken: five yeas and zero nays. Motion carried unanimously. 2 3 Consider Resolution No. 06-162, Approving Summary Publication of Ordinance No. 09-06, Jeff 4 Smyser — City Planner Smyser advised Resolution No. 06-162 is the approval of a summary 5 publication of Ordinance No. 09-06. 6 7 Council Member Carlson moved to approve Resolution No. 06-162, as presented. Council Member 8 Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 9 10 Consider 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 10-06, Rezone Certain Real Property from LB, Limited 11 Business, to NB, Neighborhood Business, Lot 1, Block 16, Millers Crossroads, Located at the 12 Southeast Corner of Birch Street and Hodgson Road, Jeff Smyser — City Planner Smyser advised 13 the City Council approved the first reading of this ordinance on September 25. The subject site is 14 located at the southeast corner of Birch Street and Hodgson Road. The rezoning changes the site 15 from LB Limited Business to NB, Neighborhood Business. 16 17 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve second reading of Ordinance No. 10-06, as presented. 18 Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. 19 20 A roll call vote was taken: five yeas and zero nays. Motion carried unanimously. S21 22 Consideration of Resolution No. 06-158, Authorizing Distribution of Environmental Assessment 23 Worksheet for Public Comment, Nature's Refuge, Jeff Smyser — City Planner Smyser distributed 24 additional information to be included in the EAW that also included a list of agencies the EAW is 25 distributed to. 26 27 City Planner Smyser advised Nature's Refuge is a conservation development project that was the 28 topic of a May 31 presentation to a joint meeting of the City Council and all the advisory boards. The 29 site lies north of Main Street, generally between Lake Drive and Wood Duck Trail. The project 30 would have a restoration and management plan for the conservation area. 31 32 City Planner Smyser noted the City does not yet have a project application. The City does have an 33 Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). Information gathered through the EAW process will 34 inform the design of the project before the submittal of a formal development application. 35 36 City Planner Smyser outlined the process for the EAW and comment period. He noted the decision to 37 distribute the EAW for public comment is not an approval of the development project. The City is 38 following the environmental review process as required by state statute and the rules of the EQB. 39 40 Council Member Reinert moved to approve Resolution No. 06-158, as presented. Council Member 41 O'Donnell seconded the motion. 42 •43 Council Member Carlson made a friendly amendment to the motion to change the text reading "very 44 preliminary discussion" to "has begun discussion" and "approximately 600 acres" changed to 45 "approximately 680 acres". 3