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OPENED PUBLIC HEARING <br /> Dot Schreiner, resident, supported adoption of the new Guide. She spoke to her <br /> experience on the original Development Design Guidelines committee in 1994. <br /> Carol Gottlieb, resident, supported adoption of the new Guide. She appreciated the visual <br /> representations. <br /> John Radford, resident, commented that his home had been approved by Fast Track and <br /> designed by Peter Duxbury, Architect and member of the Ad Hoc Committee. He had no <br /> issues with the proposed Guide but questioned how it would change the process and if the <br /> Guide would be tied to the current ordinance. <br /> Jitze Couperus, resident, noted that the Town's original Design Guidelines have been <br /> adopted and used by many of the Town's municipal neighbors. He supported adoption of <br /> the new Guide. <br /> Gary Waldeck, resident, commented that he has had numerous conversations with <br /> residents about their frustrations with the Town's Planning process. He offered that <br /> adoption of the new Fast Track Guide was a good step forward and suggested that it <br /> could potentially be a cost saving factor for applicants. <br /> CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING <br /> Council Discussion: <br /> Councilmember Mordo offered that the proposed Fast Track Guide for New Residences <br /> was consistent with the Town's ordinances and clearly clarified the role of the Guide in <br /> the Planning process. The Fast Track Guide was crafted to be an educational tool to be <br /> used at the beginning of the planning process and to serve as a filter to assist applicants in <br /> qualifying for Fast Track. Additionally, it would help the staff be consistent and fact <br /> based in reviewing projects. Mordo noted that most Towns have guidelines and <br /> Architectural Planning Review Boards that review site development projects. He <br /> considered the Fast Track Guide a common sense approach to Planning. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Larsen offered that he would like to see the addition of water <br /> conservation to the Guide in the future. He wanted assurance that the document would <br /> not be employed as part of the review process until the proper ordinances were amended <br /> and in effect. <br /> Councilmember Warshawsky acknowledged that he believed that the goal to simplify and <br /> clarify the review process was very noble; however, he was concerned that the Guide <br /> could be used by neighbors and were subject to personal bias. He questioned if the end <br /> result would be additional applications going to the City Council for review. <br /> Councilmember Summit thanked Planning Director Debbie Pedro for relating the relative <br /> code and General Plan to the Guide's goals and guidelines. <br /> 9 Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> July 15,2010 <br />