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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 03, 2013 Page 18 the site on her own to attempt an understanding of those issues. Councilmember Laliberte asked that staff also be sensitive to all of the customers it served. Council Role/Zoning and Flexibility Councilmember McGehee opined that the City Council needed to make sure it was not put in a position to be a corner due to the rigidity of its ordinance; opining that it had a role in mediation. Councilmember McGehee recognized that if those rules became too flexible, it would create additional problems. Councilmember McGehee referenced a previous letter from City Attorney Bar- tholdi written to the City Council indicating that there was a conflict between the Regional and Community Business Zoning Districts due to an overlap in defini- tions and their ambiguity, potentially setting up the City for further lawsuits. Councilmember McGehee noted the need to be flexible without ambiguity; allow- ing the City to be open to new ideas while not also being open to lawsuits. Councilmember McGehee reiterated her often-stated position and support for Planned Unit Developments (PUD's) to be part of the system, allowing a place for the City Council and its residents to have a significant role. As an example, Councilmember McGehee noted the recent CDI presentation for the Dale Street project for single-family bungalow arrangements on small lots each privately owned with common space. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City didn't have any zoning like that. Mayor Roe corrected Councilmember McGehee that there was zoning that al- lowed for that. Mr. Trudgeon concurred, noting that allowances were in code for courtyard set- ups; and that concept had been illustrated as allowable in code. Councilmember McGehee clarified that the City should be willing to accommo- date any idea coming forward that seemed to be a good idea. Mayor Roe noted that they all needed to proceed through the process to determine their merits on a case-by-case basis. Mayor Roe asked that City Attorney Bartholdi correct any characterizations of the letter referenced by Councilmember McGehee between him and the City Attor- ney; opining that his interpretation didn't match entirely with that of Coun- cilmember McGehee. City Attorney Bartholdi apologized that he didn't exactly remember the letter be- ing referenced, and would need to review it again. However, Mr. Bartholdi ad- vised that he recalled that it had addressed a procedural issue, with his opinion differing from that of Mr. Trudgeon and the decision made by the Community