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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 20, 2013 Page 22 Mr. Paschke advised that he was not aware of any concerns post-development; and cited another example on Iona and Dale Streets, where similar concerns had been raised. Councilmember Willmus questioned whether the developer would be willing to forego taking further action, and consent to a waiver of the 60-day deadline to ad- dress some of these optional scenarios and work with neighbors on their resolu- tion for all parties. Councilmember Willmus stated that it was not his intent to kill the development,but simply allow the neighborhood more time to look at mit- igation efforts by the developer. Councilmember Willmus advised that his prima- ry concern was with screening for headlights; since he was confident that the run- off concerns would be addressed. However, Councilmember Willmus stated that he would like the neighbors to have an opportunity to meet with the developer and work through the various issues. Mayor Roe suggested that could be an option, or put conditions on the Prelimi- nary Plat tonight. At the request of Mayor Roe as to his intended extension time, Councilmember Willmus suggested a 30-day extension; however, he opined that everything could be accomplished within two weeks. Mr. Fair respectfully asked that the City Council vote on the Preliminary Plat to- night, and condition it accordingly. Mr. Fair stated that they wanted to be good neighbors, and offered to go on record that he would abide by City Council rec- ommendations on the number of trees they wanted planted, and further expressed their willingness to plant the property lines with large Pine trees, but would need. to plant some on the adjacent properties due to existing drainage concerns, and their development's need for to maintain the swale and avoid flooding. If the res- idents were willing to work with him by allowing them access to their properties by 10-15', Mr. Fair advised that everyone could benefit by the screening solutions and alleviate any concerns. Councilmember McGehee expressed her preference that Mr. Fair meets with the neighbors; opining that maybe they didn't want Pine trees, and if he was willing to negotiate with them and return with an agreement within two weeks, the situa- tion could be avoided. Councilmember McGehee stated that she had no problem with the development itself as long as the headlight issues could be addressed on the cul-de-sac and corners; however, she was hesitant to approve the Plat without such a meeting with the neighbors. From his perspective, Mayor Roe suggested applying conditions to the Prelimi- nary Plat approval tonight, with assurances that the conditions had been met prior to Final Plat approval. Further discussion on where the screening should be(east/west and north sides); if and how the tree preservation and review by the City Forest could be addressed