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Regular City Council Meeting - 02/09/04 Page 8 Councilmember Schroeder used Consent Agenda Item 3.2 as an example of the confusion, with having three (3) options "approve (modify or deny)" for the ordinance. City Manager Beets responded that if the item was on Consent for Approval it was on Consent for Approval; if a councilmember wanted to modify or deny a Consent approval item, they should take it off Consent. But that no councilmember had suggested they wanted to modify or deny these items when they were previously before the Council. Mayor Klausing clarified future staff report wording for recommending approval would include the requested action to approve, and the Council would reserve the authority to modify or deny, at which time it would be removed from the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Kough addressed his concerns related to zoning issues and a future bowling alley use. Community Development Director Dennis Welsch clarified that for a bowling alley at HarMar, a Conditional Use Permit would be required in a B-2 Zone, but the issue at HarMar had been related to the lease, and was not applicable to Land Use regulation. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 Victoria Avenue N Mr. Kysylyczyn expressed confusion about which item was applicable for current Council discussion, and reviewed historical agendas and Council Rules and Procedures for Ordinance and Resolution approvals; and the need for 4/5 approval on Summary Ordinances. Mr. Kysylyczyn spoke regarding Item 3.9 related to Shopping Center Zoning Districts; referring to page three of the staff report (Planning Commission comments) regarding applicable rules for specific shopping centers; and encouraged the Council to take a leadership role and resolve the inconsistency in this portion of the zoning code.