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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 23, 2012 Page 29 meeting to allow time to meet with neighbors. Given the current real estate market, Councilmember McGehee opined that this seemed unreasonable from her perspective. Councilmember Willmus stated that he was inclined to agree with Coun- cilmember McGehee; and encouraged the applicant to grant an additional ten (10) days to work with residents and then bring the application back before the City Council. Councilmember Johnson concurred with Councilmembers McGehee and Willmus; opining that this provided an opportunity for open dialogue among neighbors, the applicant and staff; and if the applicant had no willingness to move in that direction, he was not willing to support their request. Mayor Roe asked individual Councilmembers to restate their concerns with the application. Councilmember Willmus expressed with drainage concerns of surrounding neighbors to the applicant. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Bloom advised that staff would meet with the neighborhood in the near future, but could not be prepared to do so within the next ten (10) days, since the Water Management Plan for this area was still in process, with other projects also in play. Ms. Bloom advised that a final design would not be available until this fall, with subsequent meetings with the neigh- borhood to follow upon completion of that proposed plan. Even though a plan wasn't ready yet, Councilmember McGehee opined that this didn't remove the need to provide an opportunity for residents to be informed and talk with staff and the applicant. Councilmember McGehee opined that there may be issues in the neighborhood that are currently unknown to staff or the applicant; and since they weren't notified, they hadn't had any opportunity to voice those concerns. Councilmember Pust questioned if the City Council could deny the application based solely on whether or not the neighborhood had been consulted. Amendment to Motion Pust moved an additional condition, through amendment to the motion as fol- lows: • Additional condition — applicant must provide, and staff accept, a plan with regard to snow removal and its affect on area drainage; and until that plan is approved, the project cannot go forward.