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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 18, 2011 Page 20 plan; and questioned how much of this change has been weighted to the public versus private business. Mr. Lamb advised that he felt strongly that this Regulating Plan as presented to- night provided very specific public connectivity and public access from private parcels from all directions; and it was the attempt to define more flexibility with delivery than drawing a hard line. Mr. Lamb noted minimum 25' setback re- quirements and rights-of-way issues; while allowing that all access points be maintained as public access, and those connections clearly identified and defined. Mayor Roe sought clarification in reviewing the Map and definitions, of connec- tions from public rights-of-way or street through private properties; not just as de- scribed from a particular private property,but through a public point to the park. Mr. Lamb referenced page 7 as the attempt to indicate those required connections. Councilmember Pust questioned where it was defined that a greenway was re- quired, or simply a visible connection point drawing the public in; and while re- cognizing that descriptions were limited; she couldn't see how the City could re- gulate a developer from an intent different from that of the City in retaining that green space and public connection. Councilmember Pust used the outdoor market area at the recently-renovated Rainbow Foods at the corner of Larpenteur and Fernwood Avenues as an example of a potential development and use of a struc- ture and public connection on an asphalt parking lot, yet accessible for the public. Councilmember Pust opined that her overall concern is that it feels like the City has compromised so much and why bother if everything is going to be flexible, as long as a fence screened the property; and questioned why a plan was needed and what was actually changed. Mr. Lamb noted page 7 of the RCA defined public connections and the relation- ship of build-to areas and public connections being addressed by the Regulating Plan; suggesting that physical form is defined by buildings in public space; once that public connection is provided. Councilmember Pust questioned, however if that public connection had to be green. Mr. Lamb advised that specifications by the City anticipated that it would be green, landscaped, with trees planted; however, greenway was a broad term and would need to be worked out during the landscape process. Mr. Paschke advised that it was envisioned that the Parks and Recreation would determine what the connection should be with the plan created by staff for path- way connections; type of pathway construction; trees; landscaping; and how that corridor connection was determined.