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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 6, 2015 Page 15 it may help to inform this discussion. Councilmember McGehee concurred with that format as done with other groups during joint meetings. Mayor Roe acknowledged the past practice of listing accomplishments to begin joint meeting discussions, but opined that it did not seem to him that the tree preservation or PUD discussions would necessarily inform the move up housing discussion. Mayor Roe recognized Chair Boguszewski to note commission ac- complishments per past practice. Chair Boguszewski briefly summarized the activities and accomplishments of the Planning Commission and Variance Board as outlined in the RCA dated July 6, 2015. Chair Boguszewski opined that the commission had helped in general with the intent for city development, whether through specific direction or in general as guided by the current comprehensive plan. Chair Boguszewski admitted there had been some tricky things coming before the commission that required some in- terpretation, but opined that the commission had successfully adjudicated those items through some qualitative and subjective considerations and avoided major potholes by not looking too specifically at extraneous issues versus using the strict application of the current zoning code. Chair Boguszewski opined that sometimes he thought the commission functioned somewhat like a court where they didn't make the law or rules, but determined whether an applicant met the test. In gen- eral, Chair Boguszewski expressed his pride in the commission's service to-date for the benefit of the community. As a new member of the commission, Commissioner Bull during his short tenure stated his favorable impression with the Commission in addressing the viewpoints of citizens and developers and both perspectives receiving equal weight as part of their consideration of land use cases. Chair Boguszewski encouraged favorable comments or "pats on the back" from individual Councilmembers based on their observations of the commission. Mayor Roe indicated the residential garage door discussion and recommendation should certainly be part of the commission's highlighted accomplishments. Councilmember McGehee expressed appreciation for the work of the commission and their accomplishments. Chair Boguszewski noted the commitment of individual commissioners; whether doing personal research and site visits for upcoming land use cases, or by attend- ing as many developer open houses as possible. Chair Boguszewski expressed his personal appreciation for their role in seeing new development coming into Rose- ville, using the 2700 Cleveland Avenue example discussed earlier tonight, and recognizing the questions being asked by the City Council were similar to those asked by the Commission.