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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 12, 2015 Page 14 the four action items requested of the City Council immediately during or after expiration of the pre-development agreement and noted their status: 1) City Council approval of a right-of-entry for GMHC to install a sign to mar- ket the property. Mr. Trudgeon advised that this had never happened, with no sign installed. 2) City Council resolution adopted allowing the use pooled tax increment financ- ing(TIF) dollars to assist with this development. Mr. Trudgeon advised that the resolution remained in place as the broader TIF District had been amended to make this development happen, but was not tied specifically to this developer's project. 3) City Council acknowledgment of the Planning Commission's determination that the concept was consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Trudgeon advised that, provided another concept remained consistent with the original proposal, that acknowledgement would remain; and only need revised if a new proposal differed substantially from the original pro- posal. 4) City Council action related to the drainage and utility easements on the pro- ject site. Mr. Trudgeon advised that, since the City still owned the land, and the ease- ments have not yet taken effect and would be subject to final plat approval, yet to occur, they technically remained in place and had not yet been recorded. Public Comment Kari Gelly, 777 Lovell Avenue Ms. Gelly thanked the City Council for keeping the neighborhood involved so far, and expressed her appreciation for being able to participate in the meetings, and for the collaborative approach. Since the GMHC proposal was supported by the neighborhood for a variety of reasons, Ms. Gelly asked that the City attempt to preserve that plan with the current developer or other developers, or stay as close to that original proposal as possible. However, if it was necessary to start the pro- cess over again, Ms. Gelly asked that the neighbors be allowed to participate again. Ms. Gelly suggested that, if the GMHC was aware that they may lose the project, it may provide an incentive to keep things moving forward. Ken Hartman, 660 West Lovell Avenue While past communications were good during the four initial community meet- ings, Mr. Hartman alerted the City Council that communications with the neigh- borhood regarding tonight's meeting had been non-existent. Mr. Hartman noted that the HRA should have most of the e-mail addresses for concerned neighbors, and suggested at a minimum a monthly update.