1-31-2006 Special meeting regarding NWQ (2)

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i- --\ pp A roved the whole city, not just in the Northwest Quadrant, although the new development is a perfect place to start. He also added that while there are not specific sites selected, they will be making areas available for the public art. Zisla replied that he will write a condition of approval. Baker added that he would like to see in that a statement on who will have the final say on what goes into those spaces. Schiferl had passed out a letter addressing his concern about the sustainability of the development and is concerned that he heard very little from the Developers on how they will be implementing the design guidelines in regards to green use and recycling. He added that the Developers are starting the process of an energy audit, but that the results would be available after the approval process for the development is complete. He is concerned that if this site plan is approved, then the Developers will not be held accountable for addressing these concerns, which they are in principal agreeing to do. Baker inquired if these concerns should be addressed in the development agreement and not in the site plan. Schiferl replied that he has questioned how the Design Guidelines were going to be enforced. He is confused why the guidelines are not being applied to the residential area now, when in November of 2005 they were told that they were going to be. He would like a commitment from the developers that they will be addressing the sustainability of the development and how they will be addressing the green uses and recycling. Phil Carlson, DSU Companies, stated that the Design Guidelines are intended to apply to the entire Northwest Quadrant, including the residential area. The Design Guidelines would be implemented in several ways, one of which is to create a whole new zoning district. After looking at the new zoning district, they realized that much of it does not apply to the residential district; however that does not mean that the residential area does not need to follow the Design Guidelines. Schiferl stated that he does not know how to incorporate those guidelines, because there are no specifics on how they will be implemented. Baker stated that is not something that the Planning Commission would address; the City would have to address them. Schiferl replied that they could be part of the Planning Commission, and that the original concept was that the guidelines would be part of this process. Fernelius stated that the Design Guidelines were created with the more of east side of the development in mind than the residential area. The residential Developers were given a copy of the Design Guidelines and are incorporating some,but not all of them. He added that trying to incorporate all of the guidelines into an ordinance may not be necessary. He doesn't want to give the impression that staff or the Developers have ignored the Design Guidelines,because that is not the case. Schiferl replied that he did not mean that the City or developer has ignored the guidelines, but that the portion of the guidelines that deal with the environment is not addressed at all. He also added that the guidelines do address both sides of Old Hwy 8 and not just the east side. Fernelius responded that the guidelines that were adopted by the Council in January do apply to the whole development, but the new zoning code that DSU is drafting is for the east side. Schiferl stated that the point he is trying to make is that while the City controls this property they can state that the Developers have to include sustainability and uses of green resources. He stated that this can be done in several different ways: codifying the Design Guidelines, putting it into the Developers agreement, or by having the Developers list what they will be doing and how they will implement that plan. Baker stated that these concerns should be addressed by staff and the Developers, and that it is not appropriate for the Planning Commission. Zisla replied that it may be an appropriate time to deal with this issue. Baker responded that the Planning Commission deals with zoning issues, and not environmental design. Fernelius stated that staff is looking for direction on what sustainable principals the Commission would like to see incorporated. Schiferl stated as many as possible. C:\Documents and Settings\jgoepe\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK28\1-31-2006 Special meeting regarding NWQ.doc