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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 13, 2008 Page 17 measures better handled through zoning ordinance? As our discussion went, it became apparent that the mitigation measures should be handled within the zon- ing ordinance. I think that this is the direction this council should go. I think there is a compromise there that will work. There is a compromise there that will pro- tect those folks neighborhoods. I think this is something we owe the neighbor- hoods surrounding Har Mar to do. Mayor Klausing spoke in support of the motion; and read specific distinctions highlighted in language for each business land use designation. Mayor Klausing concurred with Councilmember Willmus; opining that the "devil was in the de- tails," and that the zoning code amendments would address those issues; and sup- ported moving HarMar into the "Community Business" category. Councilmember Pust thanked citizens for paying attention to their community and for contacting her to make their opinions known; opining that it served as a criti- cal foundation to democracy. Councilmember Pust opined that what she had heard was that citizens wanted HarMar to remain the way it was, with more space leased to various businesses; while noting that there remained other issues at HarMar, such as noise and traffic, and needing further discussion and resolution. Councilmember Pust noted however, that there was no need to solve problems that don't exist, and clarified that there was no one on the City Council that was saying HarMar should be bulldozed to construct a Wa1Mart. Councilmember Ihlan opined that this motion did not respond to all of the actual concerns raised, nor to what "Community Business" designation indicated; and further opined that the City Council was not yet done with this draft Plan. Coun- cilmember Ihlan opined that, if it was the City Council's intent to send this draft Plan off for review without reaching consensus on issues, it was a waste of every- one's time. However, Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of returning Har- Mar to "Community Business".designation. Mayor Klausing noted that the draft Plan would return to the Planning Commis- sion for an additional Public Hearing, as well as to the City Council at their De- cember 15, 2008 meeting, providing additional opportunities for discussion and public comment. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that this proposed action was addressing only the HarMar site and not the SuperTarget site. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Roe; Ihlan; Pust; and Klausing. Nays: None.