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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 03,2013 Page 28 Councilmember McGehee reiterated her preference for some input from those property owners as to how they saw the area; and as pointed out by Councilmem- ber Willmus, a significant number of buildings and development already accom- plished throughout the area. When asked by Mayor Roe if that included some theoretical vision, Councilmember McGehee responded in the negative, from her perspective of the regulating map. Councilmember Etten countered that the building housing C-TV as an example matched some of the design elements from his review; and countered that those requirements and design standards had not been abandoned. Councilmember Willmus opined that the first check would be to reach out to property owners, with the City Council needing to be prepared that if they say to leave it alone, to stop chasing it. Councilmember Laliberte noted the frequent comments she'd heard during cam- paigning that the City was difficult to deal with, that the landscape kept changing. If the City Council reached out to landowners to show them that it wanted to work with them, Councilmember Laliberte opined that it would have a lot of potential. Mr. Paschke concurred, noting that development might also be addressed by the market itself when it became clear of retail or distribution uses versus office and residential uses. Mayor Roe suggested a process with landowners similar to that used with the CDI group for the Dale Street project. Councilmember McGehee opined that, while staff was talking individually to landowners, the overall vision needed to be reviewed by the whole group, and so- licit their opinions for what they could bring to the City or the value added that makes their proposal something the City could agree to. Mr. Trudgeon suggested that it may prove worthwhile to have that discussion with property owners, City Councilmembers and staff; and questioned how best to arrange that, whether at a City Council meeting or work session. While predict- ing that all property owners would not choose to be involved, Mr. Trudgeon sug- gested soliciting written comments as well. Mr. Trudgeon noted that there would also be a distinction between property owners wanting to sell and those wanting to retain their properties. While some people may be looking to develop, Mr. Trudgeon questioned to what extent the City wanted to draw them in when there may be no contractual agreement, and they may prefer not to make themselves known at a public meeting. Mr. Trudgeon noted that those developers were less interested in what could be developed than what uses were allowed.