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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 25, 2010 Page 8 Councilmember Roe noted that, as a Councilmember, he didn't have the expertise to determine whether a grading plan was adequate, thus his reliance on staff's ex- pertise in providing their assurances to the City Council and residents. Council member Roe opined that it made sense to proceed as outlined, allowing for exper- tise of staff members in their various field. Mayor Klausing requested that staff report back to the City Council if and when conditions were met. Councilmember Ihlan reiterated her concern that the final decision for approval would be by staff, when it should be the City Council. Councilmember Johnson noted that staff was given strict guidelines in ordinances, adopted by the City Council, to ensure compliance of applicants; and again ex- pressed his confidence that they would do so. Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; Roe; Pust; and Klausing. Nays: Ihlan. Motion carried. It was Council consensus to direct staff to return to the City Council if the appli- cant met the conditions as outlined; simply as a presentation or on the Consent Agenda, as a way to bring closure and a comfort level for the City Council. At the request of Mayor Klausing, Ms. Bloom confirmed that the final documents would be public and available for residents to review as well. b. Consider Community Survey Councilmember Pust expressed several concerns regarding a proposed survey, re- lated to whether the City Council had actually deleted the survey from the 2009 budget, and if so, why it was approved in the 2010 budget; and if it was actually included in the Communications Fund budget and not adopted line by line by the City Council, could that Fund be used for the Parks Recreation Master Plan survey. Councilmember Pust recalled that funding for the survey had been called out in 2010 budget presentations, reviewed and approved in 2009, and was not in- cluded in the 2010 budget. Councilmember Pust opined that it was possible that the last discussion was for the 2008 budget, and with new people on the Council, it was put in place in the budget, but not identified. City Manager Malinen recalled that the survey, as a communication tool, was in the Communications budget, which was not levy- supported. Councilmember Pust noted the apparent and more immediate need for a Parks and Recreation survey, even though told by the Committee that the two surveys could