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D1�AF�'` Minutes of 8/27/07 Regular City Council Meeting Page 16 I tions that the developer had to meet to receive approval by City staff �� throughout the process. Councilmember Roe further opined that the :� City Council needed to rely on the expertise of their staff in mak�ng � sure that the agreement, as approved by the City Council, was suffi- ; cient to meet City Code. �� � � � �o �1 l� t� l4 �� �� �� Councilmember Ihlan spoke against the motion, opining that State Statute was clear that applicable regulations of City Code needed to be met by the applicant, and further opined that the applicant had not met those requirements, and that the City Council needed to enforce their own conditions. Councilmember Ihlan noted that she didn't vote for the Preliminary Plat due to environmental impact concerns, loss of trees, and storm water runoff. Councilmember Ihlan concluded that there was no reason to grant the Fina1 Plat with no mechanisms in place to enforce conditions. Public Comment � � Vivian Ramalingam l� Ms. Ramalingam questioned if trees had already been felled on the �� property if that made a tree preservation p�an moot. �1 �� �� 24 2� �� Councilmember Kough reintroduced his notification requirement for property owners within 300' of any proposed lot splits, and sought an amendment to the motion. Councilmember Kough s�ol�e in opposi- tion to the motion without such an amendment. �� Mayor Klausing declared the motion not relevant to the underlying �� motion. Mayor Klausing requested that Councilmember Kough could �� appeal the motion of the Chair and put his motion to a vote; or make �;�� his motion as a separate motion. �� �� Discussion ensued regarding public notice requirements for Prelimi- �� nary Plat approvals at the Planning Commission level; and clarifica- :�� tion of Councilmember Kough's previous correspondence with staff ;�� on basing the size of new lots in lot split situations based on contigu- ;� � ous lot sizes. �� �� Councilmember Ihlan opined that she would support Councilmember ��7 Kough's motion as a separate policy item.