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City Council Study Session Monday, August 20, 2007 Page 9 would require more time for development; the other items appeared to be more administrative in nature. Councilmember Ihlan opined that the report didn't reflect public comment, and was not supportive of moving forward without consid- ering that public input, specifically Section B, Subdivision Code, Item 1 for a sliding scale formula based on relative sizes of surrounding residential lots. Mayor Klausing reviewed the process followed for the study, and questioned whether it may have been inadvertently inverted by Coun- cilmember Ihlan; noting that the study group held public hearings and made their recommendations based on public comment heard at those hearing; and questioned whether after the process when the public talces exception to the recon:~mendations, and attempts to make sup- plementary reconunendations to the report. Mayor Klausing spoke in support of Councilmember Pust's recommendations as a starting point by implementing the recommendations of the study group; and to re- quest staff to incorporate ordinance amendments for Council consid- eration of those amendments. Mayor Klausing noted that, during that process and discussions of the proposed legislation, it could be deter- mined whether certain provisions needed further modification. Councilmember Roe concurred with Councilmember Pust's recom- mendation and Mayor Klausing's process observations; noting that, as with any zoning ordinance amendments, the process included further public hearings held at the Planning Commission level and the Com- mission's recommendation to the City Council following that public comment. Councilmember Kough opined that there were certain areas of Rose- ville where large lots should remain; however, further opined that there were other areas where property owners had a right to split their lots. Councilmember Kough spoke in support of adopting an ordi- nance similar to that of the City of Minneapolis, or the City of St. Paul, with sufficient public hearing notification at the Planning Com- mission level to adjacent property owners within 300'.