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City Council Study Session 1VIonday, August 20, 2007 Page 10 Councilmember Pust advised that, prior to her recommendation at to- night's meeting, she had reviewed her copious notes from past public hearing and meeting comments; noting that the public didn't express opposition to those amendments she was proposing; further noting that she was not proposing action on those items not supported by the community to-date, allowing for further study and/or consideration. Councilmember Ihlan opined that there was fairly specific language proposed by citizens during public input, specific to sliding scale for- mula calculations; and further opined that if the City Council chose not to waste the time of concerned citizens choosing to provide input to decision-making, alternative language for ~-1 zoning be drafted for Council review and consideration. Councilmember Roe clarified that, related to Councilmember Ihlan` s continents on B-1 zoning, the study group had reconunended no changes to current ordinance in terms of lot splits; and opined that the recommendation of a citizen group for sliding scale lot size calcula- tions was not being disregarded, just not acted upon at this time and with this recommendation of Councilmember Pust. Discussion included designation of an overlay zoning district for sin- gle-family lots platted prior to 1959 to clarify and ensure that they re- main legally nonconforming lots, with a determination that such amendment legislation had already been adopted; and distinct inter- pretation by individual Councilmembers on proposed amendments. Mayor Klausing reviewed the process to-date for amending zoning and/or land use codes again, noting that the Study Group had received extensive public comment prior to their report: staff preparation of a report outlining proposed ordinance language consistent with City Council direction and based on a template of the single-family resi- dential lot split study group's consensus recommendations as defined; those proposed amendments to the Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation to the City Council, considering public comment in those recommendations. Mayor Klausing noted that citi- zens were welcome to reiterate their argument at the Planning Com- mission level on a proposed sliding scale, as well as during public comment to the City Council.