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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 6, 2015 Page 28 Commissioner Murphy agreed with keeping the underlying zoning requirements and whatever language would be constructed to provide a measure of success if applied consistently. Commissioner Murphy noted that, even with different staff and/or Councilmembers, the rules would remain the same from year to year and receive similar results when applied. Commissioner Stellmach expressed appreciation for all of tonight's information and discussion, but offered no opinion or comment beyond that at this time with- out having more time to digest it. Commissioner Gitzen opined that the PUD was an important tool for the City Council; and allowed consideration of a variety of options and some sensitivity for particular sites. Commissioner Gitzen opined that the PUD process should provide for land uses and density variations as the community redeveloped and moved ahead. Chair Boguszewski also agreed with the need for strong public outreach upfront to make sure of a transparent, consistent process and application of standards to avoid misperceptions as often found in the past. Councilmember McGehee agreed with Councilmember Willmus' statement about creativity; opining that often with rigid planning it seemed that only the City or its staff had really good ideas; while this could open the City up to other ideas and diverse projects. When the City Council first started considering this, Councilmember Willmus noted it was specifically under the context of residential applications or uses; however, the more he considered it, he was now finding himself looking citywide to address future questions. Mayor Roe agreed with a citywide consideration and opined that the Conditional Use was not a bad tool,but that it really was most applicable specifically to allow- ing a particular type of use, with conditions, and could not be used very well as a tool for flexibility beyond just the type of use on the site. Mayor Roe opined the PUD provided a more flexible tool to deal with multiple issues broader than a Conditional Use permit; and while he was initially opposed to reopening the PUD process, he was now coming around. Mayor Roe thanked the Planning Commission for their attendance tonight, their ongoing good work, and their input for this discussion. Mr. Gozola thanked the City Council and Planning Commission for this joint meeting, and the helpful feedback it provided him.