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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 11, 2013 Page 21 Mr. Trudgeon and Mr. Paschke concurred, noting that they didn't want to get too far into the process until they were sure of the City Council's direction. Councilmember Etten expressed appreciation for this discussion for the bigger picture to avoid overwhelming people with specific, while addressing things that correlated with tree preservation or new vegetation versus parking lots and termi- nals, shared parking, and other ways to soften and preserve positive characteris- tics for that area. Councilmember Etten sought additional clarification on how to address park dedication fees or land or sharing green space when there may be different property owners involved or sharing a particular development project. Mr. Trudgeon noted the difficulty in coordinating some of those issues; however, he noted that staff always encouraged sharing amenities. Mr. Trudgeon noted the uniqueness of the Twin Lakes Area, and the Langton Lake asset; and anticipated the need for ongoing tweaking as development formulated. Mr. Trudgeon sug- gested one way to address the preferred green space while recognizing that it is an urban area would be by paying close attention to the edges with higher density in the middle. As the Parks and Recreation Commission got into the Wal-Mart development re- view, Councilmember Etten noted the problems found since the City didn't own the rest of the land around it. Mr. Paschke noted the tie in and purpose of the regulating map and previous AUAR correlation to the Twin Lakes Area and staff's advocacy for preserving ar- eas with existing trees and to address various environmental issues. In considering tools available to the City, Mayor Roe referenced a recent discus- sion at the Regional Council of Mayors related to the City using funding sources, such as tax increment financing, to build a shared parking ramp in order to achieve its objectives; with that being the City's role as facilitator. Further discussion included ongoing discussions with land owners in the Twin Lakes Area and the City's goals and objectives; broader Twin Lakes Area param- eters to the east and west of the area; whether to pursue regulating plans for other areas as contemplated in the revised zoning ordinance; and property owners ver- sus developers. Councilmember McGehee opined that the Wal-Mart negotiations were not han- dled properly by the City; and in her familiarity with the neighborhoods and Twin Lakes Parkway, she continued to be an opponent of bringing the Parkway all the way through to allow park access, with no need to drag traffic through residential areas from the highway, opining that Lincoln Drive could not handle it and the plan needed to be rethought.