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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 23, 2003 • Page 6 Mayor Hodson stated he wanted to mention the task force started by 26 people approximately 2 three years ago. He noted several of its members were present and noted the City would not be 3 at the current stage with the Northwest redevelopment without the task force. Mayor Hodson 4 read the names of the members of the task force and indicated this was the group that started the 5 process, as they put together the criteria and listened to the residents around the project. Mayor 6 Hodson stated the City had a great team working on this project. 7 8 Mr. Shardlow indicated there had been a three-year planning process that was long,open and 9 deliberate. He noted information had been distributed through a community newsletter and on 10 the City's website and a large amount of input had been received regarding the process. He 11 added at least two major open houses had been held where the opportunity was given to submit 12 comments, which did shape the plan. 13 14 Mr. Shardlow stated he had 25 years experience working in this area and it was frustrating to get 15 questions from people who had not followed the process from the beginning. He added the only 16 thing that could be done was to explain as much as possible. 17 18 Mr. Shardlow noted the Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment Plan included a number of criteria 19 and goal statements when it was put together. He added each of the task force recommendations 20 to Council were cited and, in the team's opinion, every one of those had come back. He noted 21 all of the issues raised by residents had also received a response. 22 Mr. Shardlow explained the topic of discussion at the present meeting was land-use approval. 0 He stated the City approved land uses but did not have the authority to approve specific 25 businesses to occupy that land. He noted a planned unit development was currently before 26 Council, which enhanced the City's control before, during and after construction. 27 28 Mr. Shardlow discussed a layout of the plan from the Design Framework Manual. He indicated 29 the location of the retail portion of the project and stated the Planning Commission was 30 recommending final plan and final plat approval for that segment of the plan. He discussed the 31 importance of the park feature in the development and indicated amenities that would be 32 provided. 33 34 Mr. Shardlow also presented the illustrative site plan and indicated one of the main directives 35 was to open up the site area as there was a vast underuse of the center of the site. He stated a 36 high amenity roadway was needed. He noted there were three types of housing: rental 37 apartment units, urban townhomes or flats and the future side-by-side townhomes. 38 39 Mr. Shardlow indicate a planning report had been prepared which included findings of fact for 40 consideration by the Planning Commission. He stated the Planning Commission had accepted 41 each of the findings of fact and had incorporated them into the recommendation to Council. He 42 noted the recommendation to Council was to follow the Planning Commission recommendation 43 and approve the application for the Village at St. Anthony PUD Preliminary Development Plan 44 and Preliminary Plat, as well as the Final Development Plan and Final Plat of Subdivision for the I* retail portion of the PUD, subject to the following conditions of approval: