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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 7, 2018 Page 21 percentage of that area will be affordable housing and what percentage will be high-end housing. All of these things impact real estate value. Ms. Dunn continued, indicating she has spoken with the HarMar mall manager. She believes if HarMar is truly a community, there should be a way to work with the Van Barton group. They are looking at different ideas from the community as to how to evolve the mall. McGehee moved, Etten seconded, authorizing staff to distribute the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan update for formal review. Council Discussion Councilmember McGehee stated this is an ongoing process, where engagement is taken much beyond May 21St. This will eliminate a big push right at the end of the year in terms of the timeline. Councilmember Etten concurred, noting this may allow the public more time to react to things from neighboring communities later in the calendar year. Councilmember Willmus stated he will vote against it, preferring to stick to the timeline made known to the public throughout the process. When materials are sent out with dates, it is easy for the Council to change those dates on the fly, and that should be used with great caution. At the start of this meeting, a man was cu- rious about this, and he was told one thing and now the Council is considering do- ing something different. Councilmember Laliberte indicated she will vote against it as well, as it is a mat- ter of public trust. She is supportive of continuing the process over the next six months. That may be a future agenda items to discuss what that looks like. Councilmember McGehee stated this is not a violation of trust. There is nothing magic about the date of May 21St Mayor Roe indicated he will not vote for the motion. He would like to stick with the original timeline. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee, Etten. Nays: Willmus, Laliberte, and Roe. Motion failed. Mayor Roe wanted to clarify to an earlier comment about specific future pro- posals in the HarMar area. He noted that the City can only talk about types of