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1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> AUGUST 18 , 1992 <br /> 0 PAGE 8 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Motion by Madden, second by Thompson that the Planning <br /> 7 Commission go on record as being in favor of the improvements , <br /> 8 demolition and reconstruction as proposed on the Apache Plaza <br /> 9 Redevelopment Plan, recognizing many processes must be <br /> 10 followed before the project comes to fruition, specifically <br /> 11 concerning water, signage, movement of traffic and <br /> 12 architecture. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Murphy was also concerned that the finished <br /> 15 project not have a patchwork appearance. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Motion carried unanimously <br /> 18 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 B. Parking Ordinance <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Earlier in the summer the City Attorney drafted an ordinance <br /> 23 which addressed matters of parking. The ordinance focused on <br /> 24 parking of recreational vehicles and commercial vehicles on <br /> 25 private property. This ordinance was requested by members of <br /> 26 the City Council in response to complaints received from <br /> residents . <br /> 9 The City Manager noted that the issue had received . <br /> 30 considerable coverage in the local press and had generated <br /> 31 much discussion at Council meetings . The City Council <br /> 32 established an Ad Hoc Committee whose makeup included three <br /> 33 residents supportive of the ordinance and three residents <br /> 34 opposed. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 The Ad Hoc Committee met two times and the City Manager felt <br /> 37 these meetings were productive. 'A representive of the Office <br /> 38 of Dispute Resolution was brought in to facilitate the <br /> 39 consensus building process . There was a clear consensus of the <br /> 40- Committee members that they are pleased and proud of their <br /> 41 community and would like to preserve it . The Committee also <br /> 42 agreed that they would like to see their neighborhoods clean <br /> 43 and a standard developed defining a minimum level . <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Four draft suggestions were received from the Committee and <br /> 46 submitted to the Council for .its review. The suggestions were <br /> 47 based on possible ways to accomplish the issue of good <br /> 48 condition ( image) and neighborhood aesthetics versus the <br /> 49 proposed parking ordinance. <br /> 50 <br /> • <br />