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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 27, 2008 Page 15 that this was a legitimate reason for timing of the final vote, in additional to pro- viding surrounding communities with adequate review time. Councilmember Ihlan spoke to the issue of democracy, opining that with the elec- tion only one week away, the Council should not be making such an important decision when aspects of that action are controversial, in addition to further opin- ing that former Councilmember Kough would not have been supportive of the draft Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Ihlan noted Ms. Kough's attendance at Steering Committee meetings to relate her husband's wishes, specifically re- garding including the Master Plans in the Comprehensive Plan, not included in the proposed draft, and his desire for reasonable limits on big box retail. Coun- cilmember Ihlan opined that the deciding vote could be provided by anon-elected Councilmember filling former Councilmember Kough's seat, and voting in ways that he would not have voted. Councilmember Ihlan urged Councilmembers to delay a vote on the final plan until January of 2009, opining that any other process was irresponsible and not representative of the overall community and such action would be misleading to and lacking in transparency for the community based on her interpretation of past actions and promises. Councilmember Ihlan opined that this was an incredibly important decision requiring 4/5 vote. Councilmember Roe, as seconder of the motion, based on his support for the ex- tension based and on additional time for other municipality review, expressed concern with subsequent discussion following that motion. Councilmember Roe opined that one of the primary tenets of democracy was that of majority rule; and discussions by Councilmember Ihlan seemed to indicate that, if the right person were to be elected, the outcome would be different and dictate the process to the rest of the democratically elected City Council. Councilmember Roe further opined that those supporting that point of view had yet to offer any constructive solutions. Councilmember Roe opined that there had been numerous compromises achieved throughout the Comprehensive Plan Update process at the Steering Committee level, providing for a draft product very much in line with what the community wanted, even while not providing everyone with their entire list of preferences. Councilmember Roe noted that he hadn't heard from candidates how they would vote, and suggested that residents were not aware of those intents either. Coun- cilmember Roe expressed hope that there would be consensus among at least four, if not all five Councilmembers on the Comprehensive Plan; and questioned how the outcome of the election may change that consensus. ` Councilmember Roe reviewed the actual terms of those compromises arrived at by the Steering Committee, Planning Commission and City Council to-date, in- cluding Master Plans being included in the Plan. Councilmember Roe noted that in the compromise, the City Council would review each and every Master Plan, following Comprehensive Plan adoption, over the nine month review period al-