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t&_ / MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Clerk -Administrator DATE: March 28, 1984 SUBJECT: CONTROVERSIAL REZONINGS At the March 19th Council Meeting you directed staff to prepare recommended schedule for the public hearings for the 17 parcels of property which have been proposed to be rezoned under the comprehensive rezoning process and have been identified as being of a controversial nature. City Attorney Meyers and I met and discussed the scheduling of the hearings and would recommend the following: May 14 - Church Triangle 2740 Highway 10 2 lots north of 7190 Silver Lake Road South corner of Old Highway 8 and County Road H May 28 - Harstad Property, Silver Lake Road Mid -American Auto K Gas Station Steve's Appliances June 11 - Import Auto 7860 Groveland Road Simon's Liquor PAC Company 2806/08 Highway 10 Northeast Marine June 25 - 7801 Silver Lake Road 7373 Knollwood Drive 2752 County Road H-2 Each of these items would have a separate hearing per the recommenda- tion of the City Attorney, with the hearings being scheduled 15 minutes apart for purposes of. notification. Thus, the hearings would be held at 7:45, 8:00, and so on. In discussing the procedures for conducting the hearings for these controversial rezonings Attorney Meyers suggested that there is a need for an advocate to be present at these hearings to speak on behalf of the rezonings and the reasons for why these rezonings are being proposed by the Planning Commission. I have had preliminary conversations with Planning Commission Chairperson Peg Mountin and she has indicated that she will be present at your April 2nd Agenda Session to discuss the need for an advocate to be present at these hearings and what individual or individuals would be most appropriate to serve that purpose. The reason Attorney Meyers is recommending the need for an advocate is that these rezonings are being recommended