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12egular City C®uncil eating 1VI®nday, July 23, 2007 Page 53 applicant as to whether he preferred the Council to vote the project down, or to vote in favor of requiring an EAW, and whether more in- formation was readily available. Councilmember Pust recognized IV1r. Haj ek's comments and his expressed concerns; however, noted that she. could not .and would not approve projects based on the threat of possible litigation. Mr. Hajek clarified that he was not making threats, just stating facts, and opined that use of the site for tractor trailers must be considered more dangerous than the proposed project. Councilmember Pust opined that Mr. Hajek would need to make his own determination if that was the highest and best use of the property. NIr. Livingston noted that he had submitted an EAW at the last meet- ing, but that it apparently was deemed insufficient by staff. Councilmember Pust noted the conversations held during the June 18, 2007 meeting; and suggested the applicant review the tape for staff s comments and preliminary review of the document. City Attorney Anderson noted that the applicant's comments indicated that they'd already supplied all the information they intended to sup- ply; and further noted that the City's traffic consultant indicated that the options were unsafe; which provided grounds for denial. Councilmember Ihlan reiterated her preference to hear the merits of the project for hotel/restaurant use in a B-6 zone, and desired eco- nomic development for the area; rather than outright denial. Ihlan moved, Kough seconded, approving the requirement of comple- tion of a Discretionary EAW for this site before final consideration of a Preliminary Plat, Rezoning, and General Concept Planned Unit De- velopment to redevelop the Xtra Lease trucking site into a 120-unit hotel and freestanding restaurant without environmental review based on the outlined in the staff report dated July 23, 2007: 1) Due to the nature and/or location of the proposed project, the pro- j act may have the potential for significant environmental effects, including but not limited to, site specific traffic impacts, contribu-