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City Council Regular Meeting - 06/12/06 Minutes - Page 4 type of notice for land use cases; opining that a procedure or policy needed to be addressed regarding the scope of public notices. Additional comments included the Planning Commission's intent to follow City Council directive; and limitations of application criteria and parameters and the actual amount of input possible by the Commission, public, and/or City Council related to development and design of private property. Councilmember Maschka expressed his appreciation to Planning Commissioners for their excellent work and recognized the difficulty of their work in keeping all parties satisfied. Councilmember Maschka suggested that consideration be given to design standards on some larger commercial projects (i.e., Target, Wal*Mart, etc.), and recommended other communities be surveyed for their design standard applications. Planning Commissioner Dan Roe volunteered to work on determining those various thresholds. Commissioner Roe addressed current market place trends regarding lot and home sizes; conflicts of current residents with future residents; and the value of the visioning process capturing all components. l.c Discussion about potentially increasing dialogue between Council and Commission; or need for a Commission representative at Council hearings. Chair Traynor addressed feedback issues from the City Council and their final decision back to the Commissioners, along with their rationale, especially after the more controversial issues; and to provide a performance review of the Planning Commission recommendations. Councilmember Pust suggested that staff report to the Commission at their meetings, in an effort to institutionalize the process and close the communication circle. Further discussion included the different roles of the Commission and the City Council; and how to approach