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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 9, 2000 • Page 5 1 X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 2 A. Review Salvation Army Moratorium with City Attorney. 3 City Manager Michael Mornson provided background information on this issue by stating that on 4 May 11, 1999, the City Council adopted a moratorium on the Salvation Army property. The 5 moratorium was for a 12-month period to May 11, 2000. 6 In addition, the City Attorney has presented the Mayor and Council with a letter dated April 19, 7 2000 which outlines the options for the Council. The options are to extend the moratorium up to 8 a period of eighteen months to conduct further studies of possible impacts on development. The 9 second option is to let the moratorium expire,which would mean the existing zoning and 10 Comprehensive Plan would remain in effect(Recreation and Open Space District). 1 l Mornson further stated that at the time the moratorium was put into place, communication re- 12 garding details of the property was poor. Since that.time, communication has improved and City 13 Staff has been in the process of organizing a meeting with the Salvation Army to discuss the 14 Comprehensive-Plan and other issues the City has concerns over. For example,potential buyers 15 of the property, and the impact on the surrounding schools and the county. Morrison offered that 16 two-representatives of the Salvation Army would have been in attendance at this meeting but 17 both were out of town. 18 Mornson continued by expressing his recommendation that the moratorium be extended until 19 June 14, 2000 at a minimum because it gives the Council additional time to review other options. 20 Cavanaugh offered that the Council worksession scheduled for May 15, 2000 would provide an 21 opportunity for the Council to obtain additional information about a possible Planned Unit 22 Development("PUD") option and the impact of such an option. 23 Mornson offered that he had spoken with a contact person at the Salvation Army, who repre- 24 sented that the Salvation Army was in agreement with a moratorium extension until the next 25 Council meeting in June 2000. The representatives of the Salvation Army would be able to -26 attend that meeting and provide information and representation of the Salvation Army property 27 issue. 28 It was determined that the Planning Commission would review the issue at its next meeting (May 29 16, 2000) and a public hearing would be held at a City Council meeting in June. Additionally, 30 the first two readings would be requested to be waived. 31 Thuesen offered some thoughts that were presented from the previous Council when the morato- 32 rium was initially passed. He stated there was a sense for potential of redevelopment of the Sal- 33 vation Army property and it was visioned that the City would be left behind, so to speak, in the •34 planning. The City had limited ability in this process and thus the moratorium was instituted to