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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 18,2011 Page 25 ty's preferred use versus the proven market brought forth by the developer and their financial commitment to that particular use; and respecting the time of citi- zens and developers throughout the process and in reaching the desired outcome. Mr. Trudgeon expressed appreciation for tonight's discussion; however, he noted that the City's current role was more of a regulatory body, given current staff and resources, in accordance with City Council directive. Mr. Trudgeon opined that community-based planning couldn't be summarized in one discussion and would require more education to understand possibilities based on successful models. Mr. Trudgeon suggested that, if the City Council wished to have further discus- sion, they take that into consideration for a future agenda as they prioritized their list. Create Processes to ... Protect Neighborhood Character The RCA detailed various discussion points as the City Council considered their role in development and land use proposals in the future. Review Public Notification Policy... Mr. Trudgeon noted several recent examples that had caused great concern in the community; and expressed staffs willingness to follow the City Council's majori- ty direction on the best notification process to follow in the future. Discussion included logistics for notification of tenants in rental properties as ap- propriate, with Mr. Trudgeon advising that staff could facilitate such notices at the Council's direction; individual Councilmember triggers for expanded notice, in- cluding rezoning from MDR to HDR, certain specific performance standards set forth in zoning code; Council policy parameters versus staff making a subjective call on each case; a consistent trigger/notice extension methodology; and industri- al versus residential areas requiring additional notice. Evaluate High Density Residential (HRD ... Setbacks... Mayor Roe concurred with Councilmember Johnson that a broad review of set- backs for HDR's should be rated a high priority, along with any other uses adja- cent to LDR and MDR, or neighborhood businesses next to single-family residen- tial properties; suggesting that this might be a good for a task force. Councilmember Willmus concurred that they were a high priority; and suggested that staff could work through some of the less contentious issues, exclusive of setback issues and notice areas. Councilmember McGehee volunteered to work with Patrick on the issues she was most concerned with. Councilmember Pust expressed interest in serving on a future task force on Sho- reland Ordinances once the DNR completed their work.