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City Council Regular Meeting - 12/18/06 Minutes - Page 17 Mayor Klausing opened the Public Hearing at 7:52 p.m. Public Comments John Winston, on behalf of Ruth Partridge, 3008-3010 Cleveland Avenue Mr. Winston detailed the situation of Mrs. Partridge, as addressed in her written letter dated December 11, 2006, and part of the staff report dated December 18, 2006; seeking the City Council's reasonable and logical exemption of the properties in question. Stu Robertson Mr. Robertson, a resident in the Woodland Subdivision, questioned whether lots originally platted as multiple lots, but combined under one property identification for tax purposes, were included in the proposed moratorium. Mr. Robertson opined that they were obviously intended to be divided, and would be unfair to include those multiple lots in the proposed moratorium. At the request of Mayor Klausing to staff, City Planner Thomas Paschke identified the definitions and intricacies of "lots" and "parcels." Mr. Robertson encouraged the City Council to adopt the moratorium for a chance to review the "big picture." Merlyn Scroggins, 2237 N Cleveland Mr. Scroggins questioned how a simple request, triggered by a proposed project at Highway 280, Cleveland and County Road B, has mushroomed into consideration of a city-wide moratorium. Mr. Scroggins, as a long-term city resident, opined that the City had a competent Planning Commission and administrative staff, and a dynamic political process, and that they should be allowed to interpret the zoning and codes in place for years, implemented with a purpose. Mr. Scroggins addressed his personal property concerns and desire to subdivide his property, as long intended; his pride in the community; application of existing laws; and compared the proposed moratorium as a method of eminent domain, abusing the rights of individual property owners and decreasing the value of properties. Mr. Scroggins strongly encouraged the City Council