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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 13, 2008 Page 10 enough, and that the original intent of HarMar Mall in serving the community, not the region, should be maintained. Mayor Klausing clarified, in light of the comments of the anonymous flyer and other comments received, that no one on the City Council, to his knowledge, was advocating for another Rosedale for the HarMar Mall neighborhood; and person- ally opined that the Comprehensive Plan did not indicate that as a desirable goal either. Mayor Klausing further clarified that the current land use designation of HarMar Mall was that of "Shopping Center District," and that there was no cur- rent designation for any "Community Business" or "Regional Business" land use designations, including that of HarMar Mall in the existing Comprehensive Plan. Mayor Klausing advised that the intent of the proposed draft Comprehensive Plan's land use designations was to provide more accurate descriptions of what current uses indicated, not to drive those areas to a different type of use. Mr. Kasak opined that, from the information contained in the flyer, citizens had understood that the intent of the Comprehensive Plan language was to change des- ignation of HarMar Mall from Community Business to Regional Business. Mr. Kasak noted that the flyer had just been received by him the day prior to the meet- ing, so it had allowed him limited to respond. Mr. Kasak referenced Planning Commissioner Boerigter's comments about atwo- story Costco at HarMar, and noted that this concerned neighbors. Mayor Klausing noted, in his review of the Planning Commission meeting, sug- gested that Commissioner Boerigter's intent may have been to address an exam- ple of disadvantages in requiring the square footage of a footprint, while not eliminating the possibility for additional stories on the same footprint. Mayor Klausing noted that there was not currently a 100,000 square foot limitation in the existing Comprehensive Plan as implied by the anonymous flyer, thus not clearly representing actual proposals before the City Council to remove such a limitation since one didn't currently exist. Councilmember Ihlan spoke to clarify, from her perspective, the changes made since the August 27, 2008 draft presented at the public Open House, and that cur- rently before the City Council, opining that this document was quite different, specifically the three different business categories: "Neighborhood," "Commu- nity," and "Regional," and language specifically defining each. Councilmember Ihlan proceeded to review those specific definitions; and her perception of events happening at the last minute in the process; and potential impacts to retail devel- opment in the community based on those revised definitions and removal of the proposed 100,000 square foot guideline application. Rick Pogsehl, 1602 N Ridgewood Lane (38-year resident across the street from HarMar)