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, � Le ' lature did not wa.nt to be born b t a ers. Mr. Hoeft then e lained that if the � Y �P Y xP Blakes were given wrong information, it was a mistake tha.t was made, and that mistake was corrected en ' wh Mr. Buechler brought the matter to the City s attention. Mr. Blake clarified that he and his wif� are not looking for restitution. He then stated he relied on information received from �ity officials that if anyone e�se would be bui�ding , offthe pads that they, as neighboring property owners, would be informed. He stated he ' feels they were not treated decently. He also stated that they are the general public and not attomeys, who thought thax information received from the City could be comfortably reli�d upon. Council Member Capra commented she had met with the Blakes and understands their concerns with regard to varying from the approved plan. She stated she understands the importance of the line of sight with lake front properly. She stated she feels City �mploy�es did what th�y felt was appropria.te at the time, and tha.t it is unfortunate that the information the Blakes relied upon was incorrect. She then offered her apologies to them for the way the situation was handled. Conncil Member Travis suggested the City should do some research as he believes in I mast communities th�re is a minimum and a maximum setback requzrement. '� Mrs. Blake stated she does not want restitution but wants a consistent plan that wi11 be followed for all residents. She then stated she felt they were treated unfairly and she hopes there is a way to corrsct the problem from this point forward. '�� Counci� Member Nelson apologized for the way the Blakes were treated. She stated it is important to her that aII residents are treated fairly and she thinks Staff does that. She i stated it is u.nfortunate that the inforrnation Staffrelied upon when advising the Blakes ��, was incorrect. She agreed with Council Member Travis that the City needs to look at '� amending the ordinance with minimum and maximum setback requirements. ��, Mrs. Blake thanked Councii for its time. VII. UNFINI�HED BUSINESS None. VIII. NEV6� BUSINESS 1. Ea�le Pass Sketch Plan. Mike Quigley representing Gor-em Development addressed Council and showed the sketch plan for Eagle Pass. He explained Council Member Broussard Vickers had asked at the Planning and Zoning Comznission meeting that something be done to screen the road that went through the back yards of the existmg homes. He pointed out how the street was redesigned to screen it from the backyards with different types of plantings. Page � of 15