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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 14, 2011 Page 19 an approach by their group for Open House and application for rezoning would be received by the City Council prior to their proceeding with that step and expense. Individual City Council Positions Councilmember Willmus opined that he was personally in favor of MDR based on the underlying zoning of the property as it was for a number of years, and not based on the Comprehensive Plan designation over those same years. Council- member Willmus noted his experience with property management for a number of years, and understood that land use decisions were not made on Comprehensive Plans or interest in property, but were based on zoning, which was single-family. Councilmember Willmus noted that he had viewed this parcel as a transition par- cel buffering single family homes on the north side of County Road C-2. Howev- er, Councilmember Willmus advised that he did not want to create a situation where a Comprehensive Plan Amendment failed for lack of a super majority vote and zoning goes forward without that parallel support. Councilmember McGehee offered her strong support of MDR; and advised that she had personally contacted the former Mayor and City Manager who ware ac- tive at the time when the two Planned Unit Developments (PUD) were put there and that they had confirmed the comments made by Ms. Mix that the area was always intended to be developed as MDR with townhomes similar to those adja- cent to it. Councilmember McGehee noted that at the initial meetings, she had brought up the question of a PUD to address drainage issues; and opined that this was a perfect location for a PUD, allowing the City Council and Planning staff to take advantage of and arrange townhomes in such a way to correct existing drai- nage issues and ensure there were no sight line issues from the townhomes to se- nior condominiums; and that the green space would be preserved and housing clustered around an interior green space. Councilmember McGehee reviewed Metropolitan Council density requirements and her calculations, based on mixes use designation in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area and the Applewood Pointe development, indicating density requirements would be easily met by an MDR designation . Councilmember McGehee opined that HDR was not right for that community or that neighborhood; and reiterated her preference to move for- ward with a general reinstatement of the PUD into the zoning "toolbox" so Planning staff could assist in making a nice development in this area; and further opining that MDR was a reasonable compromise. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City under the new zoning regulations did not have the ability to address what neighbors wanted, and was supported by the voice of the majority, with 69% representing a fairly convincing majority within the neighborhood. Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Willmus that the sub- ject properties were zoned R-1 and that the Comprehensive Plan was a guiding document only. Councilmember Johnson expressed his appreciation for all the communication provided by the neighbors, and noted that while he was unable to take advantage