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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> • August 8, 2000 <br /> Page 6 <br /> 1 that were planned on being spent on the project. Mr. Tankenoff stated that a document had been <br /> 2 prepared because at one point, he had been asked by City Staff to provide some preliminary <br /> 3 figures on what would be spent on the project. Mr. Tankenoff stated that he.basically had <br /> 4 released an internal document to the City that set forth some preliminary figures, and that was <br /> 5 the document being discussed at this meeting. <br /> 6 Thuesen felt that he had received a sense from Hillcrest that the developer needed an interim <br /> 7 plan. He felt that Hillcrest's goal was to go well beyond that interim plan. <br /> 8 Cavanaugh felt that the interim plan should be eliminated to be a permitted use. He felt it should <br /> 9 be kept in the mode of temporary and-take the permanency out of interim. <br /> 10 Thuesen clarified his statements by stating that it makes good business sense to have an interim <br /> 11 plan in place. <br /> 12 Cavanaugh noted that the interim plan could have permanency after 10 years. He says to change <br /> 13 interim to temporary, and eliminate the permanency . <br /> 14 Thuesen stated that from the beginning, Hillcrest Development has posed plans and said that <br /> 15 plan is the minimum standard, but that Hillcrest felt they could do better. Thuesen said that it <br /> made sense to have both plans. <br /> 17 Horst said the City's consultants felt that the interim plan would not happen, and that the City <br /> 18 needed to determine where the comfort level is on this issue. <br /> 19 In response to that discussion, Mr. Tankenoff approached the Council. He attempted to clarify <br /> 20 what he believed the concerns and questions were from Cavanaugh. He reassured the Council <br /> 21 that past practice, track record, and development history were a good indication of the quality <br /> 22 and commitment that would be given to the project. However, guarantees would not be given as <br /> 23 to the achievement of the project beyond what has been presented to date. <br /> 24 Horst asked Mr. Tankenoff if he had an idea about the prospects for the fallback. Mr. Tankenoff <br /> 25 noted that Hillcrest Development has never missed a mark. <br /> 26 George Wagner, 3407 Fordham Court, wished to thank the Council for passing the skate park <br /> 27 resolution. The youth and the community would benefit from the implementation of the park. <br /> 28 Mr. Wagner continued by stating that he is in favor of moving forward with the Apache Project. <br /> 29 Mr. Wagner reviewed for the Council the long history of Apache Plaza, and the many developers <br /> 30 that have tried to redevelop the property and failed. Mr. Wagner cautioned the Council on <br /> 31 turning away Hillcrest Development from this project because it would be most difficult to <br /> 32 attract future developers,particularly if this project was declined. He felt that Hillcrest <br /> Development was an excellent choice to make the project work. He encouraged the Council to <br />