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<br />Council Member Capra indicated that residents usually do not get involved until <br />something changes such as when new developments go in and the trees are removed and <br />then it is too late. She then said that she has looked into this proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Drilling asked whether she has looked at how the City can benefit by connecting the <br />trail and how good that would be for the City. He then said that the City really needed to <br />consider the TIF assistance because the land is marginal and in an area that will not bring <br />commercial development. He further CQmmented that he does not feel that this property <br />would ever develop if there were not assistance from the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra said that Mr. Drilling could not negate what she has done, she <br />was elected for her opinion and, on this, she disagrees with Mr. Drilling. She then said <br />that she respects all those involved and their opinions but she disagrees. <br /> <br />Mr. Carter suggested that Council consider the size of the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated that the size of this City is why she chooses not to <br />rezone any commercial property to residential. <br /> <br />Council Member Lee indicated that the Comprehensive Plan needs to be regularly <br />amended as the City evolves because nobody knows for sure exactly how things will <br />happen. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated there is a process for review for the <br />Comprehensive Plan which means that it is meant to be amended as the City changes <br />over time. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated that if people knew whei1 the Comprehensive Plan was drafted <br />that the County would have federal dollars in 2006 to widen County Road 14 they may <br />have done things differently. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that people did not know that there was <br />going to be a change to bring the taxes paid by commercial and residential closer. She <br />then said that you can choose to keep commercial for other reasons but the reason of for <br />taxes only is no longer an issue. <br /> <br />Ms. Paulseth indicated that the City has the potential to use TIF income for the water <br />tower and other infrastructure projects which far outweigh any tax income that the parcel <br />would produce. She then said that she does not have a crystal ball but her sense of the <br />proposal is that financially the City would be in a better position. <br /> <br />Mr. Drilling asked where the opposition is. <br /> <br />Mr. Wilke indicated that from July up to last month this was commercial and then all of <br />the sudden there is this residential proposal. He then said that he feels this is public <br />incentive in an area that does not seem to need it for residential development. He then <br /> <br />Page 14 of 19 <br />