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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 25, 2019 Page 15 Councilmember Willmus thought in this particular case it is something from his perspective makes sense and he had a suspicion that the city will be talking about additional green space in a future agenda item. Mayor Roe thought there was also an update to the Zoning Code coming up which will be an excellent opportunity to discuss these types of issues. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte, Etten, Willmus, Groff and Roe. Nays: None. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:58 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:03 p.m. g. Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission Planning Commission Chair Gitzen briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated November 25, 2019. Planning Commission Members present were Chair Gitzen, Commissioners Spar- by, McGehee, Schaffhausen, Pribyl, Kimble, and Kruzel. Commissioner Sparby indicated he was curious about the Council's view of the Planning Commission's role regarding the park dedication and tree preservation ordinances. He wondered if the Commission should be looking at either of those items or is the Commission a pass-through entity. Councilmember Willmus thought with respect to park dedication, that is not something the Planning Commission should be looking at. He thought it is some- thing that squarely lies with the Council and the Parks Commission and that the Parks Commission does do a good job of going out and surveying other commu- nities not only in terms of what cash value might be, but also what land allocation might be should that be a recommendation to the Council. He would liken it to some of the more detailed information that the Commission could get into but not necessarily beneficial and perhaps when looking at things determining a roadway width or sizing of various utilities and things like that. He did not know that the Planning Commission is the body that he wants to see to 'down in the weeds' on those things. Councilmember Etten agreed and was not sure he would see the Planning Com- mission having a role in acting on those items.