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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 17, 2012 Page 12 Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of this option, depending on how the City Council handled the process; whether it encouraged or dampened ideas. Councilmember McGehee liked the idea of open houses and listening sessions ver- sus simply taking testimony. Mayor Roe noted that during the highly-successful Parks and Recreation Master Plan process, all that information got back to the City Council; and spoke in support of a similar process in some form. Mayor Roe suggested, whether more aspiration- al or not, the process should not specify uses on each block but be more freeform, since the existing Twin Lakes Master Plan was already in place, even though com- pleted some time ago, it made sense to have something in the new zoning code. Mayor Roe agreed with the recommendation for Option #2, opining that this task was not as daunting as that of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee process, and that is should not take as long to vet out, since the issues are very succinct and easy to come to, and should be forthcoming in short order. Mayor Roe opined that this seemed to be the most sensible way to move forward. Councilmember Willmus opined that one thing he worried about was the timing; and need to move forward with the revision process, vet it out, and how the Plan- ning Commission worked into that process. Councilmember Willmus noted that the more bodies, the more discussion; and while not bad overall, a realistic timeframe needed to be a consideration. Mayor Roe noted that, at the last joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council, the Planning Commission had asked to be part of the discussion for the Twin Lakes area. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Trudgeon advised that the Regulat- ing Plan for the Twin Lakes area was in place to regulate form and function. If the City Council directed staff to proceed with Option #2, Mr. Trudgeon advised that staff could consult with the City Attorney and bring back a more detailed pro- cess for review; and a policy or ordinance in place for the interim. However, Mr. Trudgeon noted that such a process would not work its way through the system un- til the end of November due to the Planning Commission and public hearing pro- cesses. City Attorney Gaughan opined that the interim policy could be done in the form of a resolution, since the City Council had discretionary EAW authority, rather than proceeding through an ordinance process. Mayor Roe noted a similar process for the solar energy process, with a resolution first followed by an ordinance as part of City Code. Mayor Roe questioned whether the Option #2 process might require an Interim Or- dinance to be put in place.