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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2011 Page 9 Plan, using parking as an example (Item B, No. 24 in the original Twin lakes Master Plan)requiring that the developer provide a minimum of 15% green space. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that the proposed ordinance allowed for up to 85% imper- vious space that remained consistent with the original Twin Lakes Master Plan. Councilmember McGehee opined that redevelopment in parking areas should be required to provide nice trees in parking lot islands; and referenced the recent presentation at the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission related to green areas and tree sustainability in parking areas. Mr. Paschke advised that the City's landscape ordinance identified requirements for green space in curb islands, and it was not necessary to include it in this ordin- ance. Councilmember McGehee requested, and Mr. Trudgeon responded, that staff would address curved natural and sloping to avoid trees being stunted as typically found in parking lot plantings. Councilmember McGehee further requested that staff incorporate year round native planting as part of development plans, and en- courage water conservation. Mr. Trudgeon advised that staff was attempting to incorporated rain gardens and other such amenities for sustainability. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City had a regulating map and an allo- cation plan; however, nothing addressed uses on a particular parcel; even though that had been a major piece of the original Twin Lakes Master Plan and had re- ceived significant citizen input. Councilmember McGehee read a portion of the introductory language of the Master Plan addressing community survey results and the interest of the community in not having more retail development I the community (page 9 of the Master Plan). Councilmember McGehee opined that, to not address that issue seemed to create an unnecessary problem due to the allo- cation plan, since large scale retail invited a lot of traffic. Councilmember McGehee suggested that mitigation could be regulated in another manner. Mayor Roe refocused the discussion on the Regulating Plan currently before the City Council. Mayor Roe sought clarification on why the resolution and ordinance were neces- sary when both seemed to be accomplishing the same thing. City Attorney Bartholdi responded that the reason was to solidify the basis for and the reason for adopting the ordinance; to supplement and support the City Coun- cil's decision. Mr. Bartholdi recommended that the City adopt the resolution; and recommended the process for the three (3) different actions requested tonight as follows: • Adopt the Ordinance (Suggested City Council Action 4.2, lines 289-291)