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• JOINT CITY COUNCILIPLANNING.COMMISSION WORK SESSION <br /> MARCH 9111999 <br /> -DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> Over the past few months, the.Planning Commission has identified and.prioritized <br /> several planning.issues that it-believes to be central and urgent to the.long-term.health <br /> of the City. These priority issues are listed below, and represent the consensus of the <br /> members of the Planning Commission: <br /> 1. Continued redevelopment of Apache-Plaza; <br /> 2. Redevelopment of the St. Anthony Shopping Center, <br /> 3. Continued development.of the unique-identity-of the City; <br /> 4. Develop new ways to promote maintenance and improvement of the housing <br /> stock; and <br /> 5. Addition of an Economic Development person to the City staff. <br /> • None of these issues are new.to either the-Planning Commission.or to the City Council, <br /> and they are among other issues that face the City as well. The-issues above <br /> represent issues that the Planning Commission feels are important, urgent, and within <br /> the appropriate realm of the-responsibilities of a_Planning Commission. <br /> The Planning Commission believes itself.to.be ready, willing,-and able to.lead efforts on <br /> the_City's behalf on-some or all of these issues in 1999.- In the past,.the Planning <br /> Commission has received mixed messages from.the City Council regarding what role <br /> the Planning Commission should-play in these-types of activities. We recognize-that <br /> this level of activity by the Commission is-outside the-responsibilities of the Commission <br /> in the recent past,.-and-here offer to-take on more-responsibility. If the Council feels <br /> that this is inappropriate activity for the Commission, or believes the Commission to be <br /> unable or incompetent-to perform.this responsibility, we.-wish to-know this so that we. <br /> may limit our work-to being;a..screening tool-for the.Board.of Adjustment and-Review.. <br /> We look forward to an open and frank discussion on the Council's wishes on the future <br /> role and limits of authority of the City's Planning Commission. <br /> • <br />