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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,April 13,2015 <br /> Page 26 <br /> Mr. Bilotta suggested seven tables, one for each subarea. <br /> Mayor Roe note that there were also advantages of having the subareas all on one <br /> document versus seven different documents. <br /> Mr. Bilotta advised that staff could present both formats. <br /> Councilmember Willmus echoed the sentiments for columns and maintaining a <br /> flexible schedule; opining it was important to identify some decision points. <br /> Mayor Roe concurred. <br /> Councilmember Willmus opined that it would also keep the public and City <br /> Council on track and accountable; and emphasized the need to finally take the <br /> step to make decisions. <br /> Councilmember Laliberte expressed appreciation to look at the subareas in order <br /> to digest it better; however, she also expressed concern in not attempting patch- <br /> work zoning by not viewing the big picture as well. <br /> Discussion ensued on the time available at the May 4 meeting for this topic in <br /> consideration of other agenda items; and the availability of brownfields grants as <br /> part of a consultant in that area of expertise. <br /> Public Comment <br /> Lisa McCormick <br /> Ms. McCormick voiced her appreciation for the schedule established by Mr. Bi- <br /> lotta, especially during summer months to allow the public to be aware of and <br /> participate in that process. Ms. McCormick also expressed appreciation for Mr. <br /> Bilotta including examples of big box to spur discussion and not just look at var- <br /> iations of big box,but to define it as well. <br /> In significance of context, Ms. McCormick stated that she looked at businesses <br /> and mapped footprints of buildings in the Twin Lakes area, and when talking <br /> about big box in general, it meant different things to different people, whether <br /> square footage or a national brand, citing examples of various uses compared to <br /> smaller restaurant uses. Moving forward, Ms. McCormick noted that early on in <br /> the input session, previous discussions included visual preference surveys, and <br /> asked that be considered in the future. <br /> In defense of the neighborhood concerns raised last summer, Ms. McCormick <br /> opined that there tended to be a perception that things were too complicated for <br /> residents to understand. Ms. McCormick sought to defend residents stating that <br /> was not so; and the reason for the confusion was due to various and overlapping <br />