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III I III Council Meeting Minutes June 23, 1987 Benke suggested staff and attorney maintain cityls stance in their decision; and has confidence the program can work; and stated, because the council and School Board may not be here two years from now, the plan needs to stay in place. Blomquist felt a way to avoid any discussion in a year from now is to have the parking lots constructed now; Benke stated that is one alternative, but not one he would favor. Brandt stated in their resolution they are rejecting conditions they suggested (additional space at the Chapel, parking permit system, early afternoon bus) and are putting the city in a posi- tion to sign the streets to regulate parking within the very near proximity of the school, which would merely spread the problem further out to adjacent neighborhoods; and believes the School Board has clearly stated they do not intend to cooperate on this project. Blomquist asked what the appropriate action would be for the city should the School Board award the bid and begin construction with- out a building permit; LeFevere stated the city would not issue a building permit without a Special Use Permit. LeFevere continued, if construction were started, the city could stop the construction; probably the least spectacular way of solv- ing the issue, if there is an impasse, is to go right into court; and he would hope the School District would try to challenge the city.s action in court rather than proceeding without a building permit. Benke understands there was a conversation between the Sinda and the School District Superintendent immediately after the council's action two weeks ago; and to his knowledge there has been no fur- ther discussion between the two staffs specifically to the point they had a problem with our proposal. Benke wondered, if they had a problem with the conditions, why didn't they tell us two weeks ago; this lack of communication reinforces the concerns and dif- ficulties the city has had with them for the last nine months. Blomquist suggested waiting until the meeting on Thursday to take action. Benke stated if the council does not adopt the resolution, we have to come back later. Gunderman stated we are faced with passing the resolution or pos- sibly facing a new set of circumstances; Benke stated the council can change the resolution and noted the signs would not go up until Fa 11 . Because the rules have changed and there may be different consi- derations (ie. maybe we wonlt be signing the streets), Blomquist suggested not taking actio~ at this time. Page 5