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City Council meeting of January 7, 2002 Page 9 Project feasibility study, and direct staff to schedule a public hearing. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Miron ABSTAINED: Frank Puleo Motion Carried. DISCUSSION OF LGU ROLES The Council directed Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring to prepare an overview of the steps necessary for the City to assume the Local Government Unit (LGU) as it applies to surface water management. CD Director John Rask and Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring prepared a staff report that provides a broad overview of what is required for the City to take over the LGU role. John Rask discussed with Council the steps and processes for the City to implement the LGU role, which is currently provided by the RCWD. Haas made motion, Miron seconded, directing staff to continue the necessary work to establish the City as the LGU, including: 1) completing the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan; 2) preparing the necessary ordinances for review by the appropriate regulatory agencies and approval by the Council; 3) developing the administrative process and procedures for permitting; 4) working on the necessary agreements with the various regulatory agencies for review and approval by the Council; and 5) researching and developing a fee schedule for the permitting process. All aye. Motion Carried. PROPOSED NEW OFFICE/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT At its December 19, 2001 meeting, the PC held a public hearing to consider the adoption of a new office/light industrial zoning district. The draft ordinance was established and recommended by the PC's committee consisting of Pat Rooney and Bob Rosenquist; local developer Len Pratt; commercial real estate specialist Tom Junnila; Councilman Mike Granger, and CD Director John Rask. The committee met on three different occasions to discuss the draft ordinance, and it examined the area west of Bald Eagle Industrial Park as a possible location for the expansion of the business/industrial park. City staff recommended approval of the officellight industrial district. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the "Office/Light Industrial District", and direct staff to incorporate the district into the draft zoning ordinance. All aye. Motion Carried. REZONING OF MOLTTOR/TSCHIDA PROPERTIES At its December 17, 2001 meeting, the Council denied a rezoning of the Molitor/Tschida property to general industrial, and directed the PC to consider a rezoning of the Molitor/Tschida property to a new office/light industrial zoning district. At its December 19, 2001 meeting, the PC held a public hearing to review the proposed rezoning and recommended that the Council deny the rezoning of the Tschida property from multi -family to office/light industrial and approved the rezoning of the Molitor property from multi -family to officellight industrial. After consideration of four different options for the two