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Valerie Chown, 13822 Page Mill Road, did not concur with the direction of encouraging those using all of their development area to come back for variances. She further believed the Council and the Commission were responsible for upholding the Site Development Policy and Design Guidelines to the best of their ability. Kamin Lee, 26799 Elena Road, believed there would be less confusion if the rules were clearly stated and discretionary decisions by the Council and Commission were not permitted. Ralph Vetterleiq 26035 Todd Lane, believed that the Town should be working on harmony and understanding rather than divided fronts. He commented on the 1996 election which had a very high voter turnout. Mr. Vetterlein noted that everyone in Town had property values and rights. Sandy Humphries, 26238 Fremont Road, noted that Council was overturning the decisions of the Planning Commission and there was a lack of communication between the two groups. It appeared that if an applicant did not like what the Planning Commission said, they simply went to Council and got the decision appealed. She believed more trust was needed. Jinkerson believed the Town had good ordinances and guidelines and everyone was treated equally. Hubbard referred to the effort by both the Commission and the Council to implement the General Plan, ordinances and policies. Dauber noted that Councilmembers were elected by a vote of the residents and during the election process the issues affecting the Town were discussed at length. She believed it was their responsibility to review and evaluate applications and make decisions as they deemed appropriate. Siegel commented that major issues go to a vote of the people for a decision such as upholding the one acre minimum zoning. He noted however that deciding on how the details of development should be handled was difficult. Casey strongly supported the need for public input on all ordinance changes. She felt that if a resident was not directly involved in Town Government, they had no idea what the Town's regulations were. Therefore, she supported notification to all residents of ordinance changes. Gottlieb believed it was important for Commissioners to be able to speak to an application at a Council Meeting. She noted that often statements were made that did not correctly reflect what happened at the Planning Commission Meeting and they should have an opportunity to address these statements. Johnson reminded Gottlieb of the City Attorney's opinion on the process of these public hearings and the inappropriateness of the Commissioners speaking to the Council at public hearings in the role of Planning Commissioners. E. Presentations from the Floor F. Adjournment There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council Meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd City Clerk The minutes of the February 10, 1998 Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission were approved at the March 4, 1998 City Council Meeting. February 10, 1998 Adjourned Regular Meeting