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Regular City Council Minutes - 11/24/03 Page 12 that the City Council pursue a Request for Proposals (RFP) process before taking further action. Con1n1unity Development Director Dennis Welsch, at the request of Mayor Kysylyczyn, responded to Mr. Sands' concerns, noting that the City had invested 15 years in the process; with the next step to enter into a Preliminary Master Developer Agreement, with an additional 90 days for further refinement and negotiation; with some areas perhaps relating to the original Ryan proposal, and recognizing that Ryan was still involved in the process to- date. Counciln1ember Maschka, at the request of Mayor Kysylyczyn, responded to Mr. Sands' concerns the field of developers not be limited, opining that this process allowed broad input and would not limit the field of developers or participants, and that everyone would be at the table and have an opportunity to provide input. Community Development Director Welsch, in response to a question of Councilmember Klausing related to staff s support of the proposal, noted that five alternatives had been considered and brought forward by staff to the Council, and that while staff differed in their preference of the best option, the City and its residents would be provided the greatest opportunity for participation in either the Master Developer or Site Developer scenarios, which were considered viable options by staff. After further discussion, Mayor Kysylyczyn recognized Mr. Michael Noonan, representing Rottlund Companies, to provide his perspective. Michael Noonan, Rottlund Company, Inc. Mr. Noonan addressed the process and apparent confusion as to what would be presented in the 90 days, noting that the Preliminary Master Developer Agreement would establish the process of how a plan was developed, and as ideas were brought forward to the Advisory Stakeholder Team, Planning Commission, and eventual City Council