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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 19, 2007 Page 12 Councilmember Ihlan expressed her commitment to ensuring that potential devel- opers realize that the City Council was committed to, and strongly encouraged, incorporating green building techniques, and opined that, as developers realized that commitment, market realities would change accordingly. Mayor Klausing thanked Chair Bakeman, who was in the audience, for the work of the Planning Commission on this issue. Roll Call Ayes: Roe: Pust; Kough; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. Councilmembers thanked Mr. Darrow for his work on behalf of the City while serving as Interim Community Development Director. Mr. Darrow thanked the City Council for the opportunity, and offered his ongoing assistance as the City moved forward. e. Consider Amendments to Title 11 of the Roseville City Code regarding Sub- divisions Public Works Director Duane Schwartz and City Engineer Deb Bloom, provided results of a recent court order regarding Boryczka v. City of Roseville, and past interpreting by staff on City Code, Section 1103.021D. Staff reviewed the code, and their interpretation of whether any of three criteria were met, and the judge's opinion that all three criteria must be met to allow con- struction of aless-than-standard cul-de-sac. Staff sought City Council direction, based on City Attorney counsel, that the City revise City Code to conform to previous City Council decisions, including a com- prehensive update of Title 11, potentially taking 6 - 12 months for completion. Due to that timing, staff recommended pursuit of a code change consolidating ref- erences to cul-de-sacs and turnarounds as part of the 2008 department work plan. Discussion included rationale for a change in policy on cul-de-sacs; possible elimination of construction of cul-de-sacs; policy discussions on the City Council level on cul-de-sacs based on long-term maintenance and impacts to surrounding properties; controversies of recent subdivisions; and various examples. Staff advised that tonight's request was to gauge the City Council's reaction to the proposed revisions; but that any code change would need to go through the Plan- ning Commission Public Hearing and City Council ordinance enactment process. Council consensus was to request staff to proceed in identifying inconsistencies and interpretation issues within City Code related to cul-de-sacs and turnarounds,