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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 27, 2008 Page 16 lowed for the City to put in place official controls, allowing for a systematic re- view of those Master Plans appropriate for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan, also through 4/5 vote of the City Council at that time and after the newly-elected Council was in place. Councilmember Roe opined that this was a reasonable course and should be supported by the community. In addressing the "big box retail" and HarMar Mall situation, Councilmember Roe noted that the issue was debated at length by the Steering Committee, and following substantial input from neighbors of HarMar, the designation had been revised back to "Community Business" designation, with no numerical limitation on square footages. Councilmember Roe opined that, if dissenters continued to hold out for additional preferences, they may "win the battle and lose the war." Councilmember Roe opined that the draft Comprehensive Plan was a good draft, and while possibly containing several issues that were inflaming political points of view during the election, there was no indication to-date on how those candi- dates stood on those issues. Councilmember Roe spoke in opposition to the mo- tion on a political basis, only supporting it on a purely technical basis. Roll Call Ayes: Ihlan. Nays: Willmus; Roe; Pust; and Klausing. Motion failed.