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. . . Page 6 September 26, 1995 Ms. Trude stated when she reviewed the notes from the two meetings held in June, it was apparent that this is the direction the public thought the Council was going. She was bothered by the section in the clause which talked about the loss of an extremely high amount of mature trees. This could be interpreted differently by an engineer than by the neighborhood itself. Problems may be viewed differently by residents than by engineers. She feels the fourth paragraph of the resolution allows too much room for staff and council to make decisions. She has heard from a lot of residents throughout the summer and talked to some people who live on Fairchild recently who are very concerned about the impact on their green space. Ms. Hankner stated she is comfortable with the resolution, with the exception of the fourth paragraph. She feels there should be a neighborhood meeting. Ms. Orduno suggested that this paragraph be changed to read ". . . required such as timber walls, or reductions of driveway slopes, the streets may be constructed to a minimum width of 28 feet as determined by the feasibility study as outlined in Section (XXX) of Chapter 202 and approval of a majority of the homeowners of the affected street'. Ms. Hankner stated she feels if residents request that the street width be' reduced to 28 feet or increased to 32 feet, they must have just cause. Ms. Trude stated the resolution does not address impacts to the landscape plans or the feeling of the neighborhood in the sense of community. There is not going to be a concern about pulling out bushes, etc. Mayor Linke stated if a resident has a bush that is planted on the city/county right-of-way, it isn't their property in the first place. Ms. Hankner noted that there is a sentence in paragraph four of the resolution which states 11...or be determined to be a detriment to the neighborhood such as but not limited to, ..." Ms. Trude asked who determines whether or not it will be a detriment to the neighborhood. Ms. Hankner stated ultimately it is a Council decision. However, if amended as suggested by Ms. Orduno, it is determined by a feasibility study and approval of a majority of the residents on the affected street.