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Manager Proposes Holding Up Final Rezoning Reading ,__/2 Mr. Childs suggested another process- whereby the Council could pass the 3 first two readings of the Rezoning Ordinance, leaving the third to be 4 passed after the City has come to an agreement related to tax increment 5 funding and final design when the building permit is ready to be issued 6 for a project the City bargained for. The City would also have a 7 specific redevelopment agreement with the developer. He added that 8 conditional zoning was another issue being considered in the 9 Legislature right now and the city wouldn' t know for a couple of weeks 10 just what it was going to be allowed to do relative to conditional 11 zoning. 12 Mr. Hoium said that would be no problem for Evergreen, who 13 specifically wanted the zoning predicated on this particular project. 14 "North End Study" Doesn' t Support Limiting Development to Single Family 15 Homes 16 Mike McGinn, 4021 Fordham Drive, asked for the above document, which 17 the City Manager brought from the front offices. Mr. McGinn indicated 18 disappointment not to find the document supporting 18 to 20 single 19 family dwellings on that site, perceiving pilings might be one option 0 for such a development. Keith Gordon, 4012 Fordham Drive, commented that it took less grading for single home dwellings than for townhomes. 23 Hal Rodgers, 4011 Fordham Drive, indicated he understood the County 24 and State had been paying to haul that fill into that site and it now 25 sounded "quite ridiculous" for the City to have to subsidize the fill 26 removal. He said he had heard the City- planned to put a park in that 27 area at one time. He also questioned whether there would be enough 28 space for parking on the site, which, without adequate spaces for 29 visitors, he said could create traffic blockage on the streets. 30 Mr. Hill explained the aerator system which would keep the pond from 31 ' becoming stagnant and devices which would be used to protect that 32 equipment during the winter to Mrs. Morris Hall, 4020 Fordham Drive. 33 He said the aeration of the pond would be the responsibility of the 34 homeowners association. 35 The process of tax increment financing was explained by Mr. Childs for 36 the benefit of John White, 3404 Silver Lane. He said the Council has 37 to justify the use of these funds, but in this case, he perceived that 38 would not be hard to do considering how long the property had 39 remained undeveloped and the condition of the subsoils. He also said 40 he perceived the Council was very conservative when it came to this 41 type of funding, but would prefer having the site developed for owner- occupied townhomes rather than condos or apartments, which could be built there under the multi-residence classification the Comprehensive Plan has envisioned for the site. The Manager pointed out how the 12