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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 15, 1975 STAFF REPORTS (cont'd): Mr. Crowe stated that Council had before them the proposed position description and recommended salary range for a Staff Planner as they had requested at their last meeting. He said that Council had the choice of either proceeding with the adoption of the said position description and begin recruiting for a Staff Planner, or looking for another Planning Consultant firm. He noted that Council had requested a complete analysis to be completed before April 15; however, since that time, the Town had received a letter of resignation from the firm of William Spangle G Assoc. effective February 28th. He thought Council would need to determine where the Town's best interest lay and proceed accordingly. Mr. Crowe listed some of the advantages and disadvantages of either choice, and commented that the Planning Commission would be finishing their hearings on the proposed changes to the subdivision Ordinances and would be presenting their recommendations to Council shortly. This meant that many sub- division applications now held in abeyance would be reactivated, along with many new applications which would be coming in to the Town would rerjurinq Staff or Consultant handling. When questioned by Councilman Cheney as to whether there would be any legal problems if the Town did not have a Planner, City Attorney Frank Gillio responded that there was no legal requirement to have a Planner, and that without one, Council had the option to act instead. Councilman McReynolds said he felt this was a good opportunity for the Town to evaluate the situation and urged Council to proceed thoughtfully and slowly in its determination. He also urged Council to seek the recommendation of the Planning Commission as to what that body felt the Town would need both now, and in the future in the way of Planning Services. Councilman Helgesson supported the ideas and recommendations put forth by Councilman McReynolds. He questioned the need for a full-time Planner, and thought Planning Commission input along this line would be valuable for Council evaluation. Councilman Helgesson said that the work that is being done could also be done by Staff, and said that an Engineer -Planner to assist the City Engineer would be a good idea. Sneaking from the Floor: Mr. Ron Ottsman Cit of Fremont: Presented Council with further pros and cons o a Staff Panner versus Planning Consultant. Councilwoman Miller agreed that Council must look at all alternatives very thoughtfully, but also supported Councilman McReynolds'suggestion that the Planning Commission present their recommendation to Council for consideration. Discussion ensued between Council and City Manager regarding the various alternatives the Town had, including the possible re -distribution of the �r Planning workload as far as site development, building site approvals, -3-