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City Council Study Session 1l~donday, August 20, 2007 Page 13 Sands' logical and meaningful arguments on the entire issue, in addi- tion to similar comments by Councilmember Ihlan. Mr. Houck ad- vised that he had thoroughly reviewed the Comprehensive Plan, and it seemed there was only one option voted upon by the City Council, and no allowance for any retail, questioning how the proposed AUAR Update could include three (3) scenarios. Mayor Klausing clarified that the public of public con:~ment was for the City Council to listen to its constituency. Mayor Klausing noted, from a personal perspective, his rationale for not responding to Mr. Houck's e-mail due to it being a forwarded e-mail of Mr. Sands, and the Mayor's refusal to respond to such attempts at derogatory charac- ter assassinations. 1Vlayor Klausing assured Mr. Houck that the issues would be addressed as appropriate. Councilmember Kough assured 1VIr. Houck that at least some of the City Councilmembers were listening to citizens. Councilmember Kough opined that each Councilmember voted their conscience at the time, and he hoped that the rationale for the AUAR Update would be to clean up contaminated properties. Councilmember Roe clarified that all Councilmembers were listening to citizens. ®n Tai,l~6~ renner Avenue Mr. Tanning advised that he was a resident on the north side of Lang- ton Lake; and reviewed some of the traffic and contamination issues and "nightmares," particularly on the south side. Mr. Tanning opined that traffic wasn't much different now than when the trucking firms were in full operation. Mr. Tanning further opined that the neighbors appeared to be a silent majority, with the same people providing pub- lic comment to the public repeatedly, whether they were residents in the immediate vicinity or not. Mr. Tanning expressed appreciation for what the Council majority was attempting; acknowledged what needed to be done; and opined that, if necessary to move forward and complete the project, "big box" retail was acceptable to the neighbor- hood. Mr. Tanning admitted that, even within his own family, there was dissention about retail and/or mixed uses; and opined that the original plan was flawed from the beginning, with too much tax in-