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egular City C®uncil eating ®nciay, .Tiny 23, 2007 Page 50 mendation for the applicant to request a voluntary extension to await completion of the AUAR Update. Mr. Paschke advised that completion of the AUAR had always been on the table for the applicant; however, noted the unwillingness of the applicant to do so. Mr. Paschke noted that, whether the City requests completion of a discretionary EAW, staff remains on record asking that the City Council require the applicant to complete a discretionary EAW, as part of the record from the July 23, 2007 regular City Coun- cil meeting. Mr. Paschke updated the City Council that, following its review of the document, staff had accepted the applicant's traffic study recently submitted; however continued to point to issues em- bedded within Section 11. l .A of the staff report. Councilmember Ihlan opined that if the City ordered the environ- mental review, it would stop the development clock; otherwise, staff s recommendation would be for the Council to deny the case on merits without the opportunity to get information determined needed by staff, and whether that information was readily available. Mayor Klausing noted the benefits in awaiting update of the AUAR to have an analysis of environmental impacts addressed for the entire Twin Lakes development area, rather than on a proj act-wide basis, to allow for overall mitigation strategies. Mayor Klausing opined his preference of the AUAR update, already in process. Councilmember Pust sought clarification that the applicant was not supportive of the City Council requiring an EAW due to timing re- lated to his property purchase not supporting such a timeframe. ® n I~ivingst® ,Applicant lVlr. Livingston advised that he had no provision in his pending Pur- chase Agreement that would allow him sufficient time to complete an EAW without further negotiations with the seller. Councilmember Roe observed that it was conceivable that the AUAR Update process would be completed in mid October, well within the timeframe that an EAW would require.