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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 1, 2013 Page 9 Chair Maschka clarified that he wasn't sure if PUD's were a solution, suggesting that other options may be available moving forward. Chair Maschka advised that this was simply one item pointed out in the Metropolitan Council seminar; basi- cally the need to be creative and innovative, and think outside the box. Mayor Roe noted that recent discussions on the zoning code had included options for adding additional districts or tweaking existing districts. Having heard very good feedback from those participating in the workshops, Councilmember Laliberte questioned if those participating were from the neigh- borhood or community-wide. Chair Maschka opined that most were from the neighborhood, as well as one par- ticipant from the City of Falcon Heights who wanted to observe the process. Ms. Nicolls noted that the report provided a list of those attending and their ad- dresses. Chair Maschka noted that neighbors initially attending a workshop then brought • in more neighbors as the process moved forward; with the general attitude moving from concerns with what would happen to adjacent property taxes, and an initial distrust for politics and government in general; to a conclusion at the end that they were being listened to; with resulting applause at the final workshop. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Nicolls advised that a survey was done at the end of each workshop to determine neighborhood interest and consensus, provid- ing a fairly significant satisfaction level; with only one person in obvious disa- greement at the end. Ms. Nicolls opined that the final recommendations seemed to be something that everyone could live with, and while not necessarily their first choice, given all considerations and discussion, it would be amenable. Chair Maschka emphasized that this was only a start, with considerable public discussions still needed at the HRA and Planning Commission levels; and the City Council as the final arbitrator. At the request of Mayor Roe, Acting HRA Executive Director Kelsey reviewed the anticipated timeframe going forward, reiterating that it was intended to remain a public process throughout. Ms. Kelsey suggested the next step would be at the HRA's September meeting to review a draft RFP; receipt of RFP's once issues; selection of the top proposals meeting guidelines for further review over a period of time, and then narrowing those proposers down to one; with a subsequent De- velopment Agreement drafted with that developer and the City in the beginning of 2014, with proposed construction in the summer of 2014.