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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 11,2007 Page 26 could determine if they wanted to allow time for additional public comment. City Attomey Anderson further noted that, while it was a City Council policy decision, there was nothing in land EQB rules requiring a pub- lic hearing on the EA W; noting that it was anticipated that interested parties would provide public comment during the EA W public com- ment period, as so noticed. Councilmember Ihlan questioned if the City Council had sought input from the City's Public Works, Environment, and Transportation (PWET) Commission on the EA W since it had been published; and opined that it would be beneficial to have their review over the next month, along with their comments and recommendations. Mr. Stark advised that he would confer with the Public Works staff and report back to the City Council on involvement of the PWET. City Planner Thomas Paschke advised that staff would like to know definitely whether the Council planned to hold another Public Hear- ing, to allow adequate time for required published and mailed notice, in consideration of the upcoming RoseFest schedule and July 4th holi- day. Mr. Paschke noted that the Planning Commission had held a Public Hearing already, but if the City Council so desired to hold an- other Public Hearing, staff would like to be made aware of that provi- sion at tonight's meeting. Councilmember Ihlan advised that her main objective was to provide opportunity for the public to give input on this issue, and opined that she was not concerned about whether a formal Public Hearing was held, or simply public comment with normal notification procedures. Mr. Paschke sought clarification on Councilmember Ihlan's request to allow for appropriate notice. Councilmember Ihlan noted that the public comment period was on- going through June 20th; that the City's website had information on the issue; and encouraged the public to provide comment in writing