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<br />Mr. Carlson stated thatit could be included as a policy and reworded. <br /> <br />Councilmember Look noted that if this were already part of the Charter, including it in this <br />document would be redundant. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he does not know how many people have read the Charter, but noted <br />that there were some people at the community meetings that wanted to see this included in the <br />Comprehensive Plan because it is used as a guideline for development. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cleveland suggested that it be included in the Comprehensive Plan but reference <br />the Charter. <br /> <br />Commissioner VanScoy stated that he feels the same statement is included under policies and <br />worded more appropriately "Existing residents will not bear the costs of new infrastructure <br />without realizing a benefit under the existing use that is equal to or greater than those costs". <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson stated that this item will be taken out of the goals section and remain in the policy <br />section. <br /> <br />Planning Commissioner Chair Nixt asked what the ordinance that follows this statement would <br />look like. He noted that he did not think the charter includes this statement. He stated that right <br />now he thinks the charter says something like "Thou Shalt Not Hook Me Up" and he would like <br />to make sure that the ordinances that come out of the Comprehensive Plan are workable and are <br />consistent with the governing documents that the City has. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson stated that he and staff would work on this and talk to the City Attorney and bring it <br />back to the group for further discussion. He stated that he understands that the Charter rules and <br />that this is just a supporting document. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer asked where this comment came from because he could not find any <br />statement in the notes from the meeting on January 16' <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson stated that this was taken from either the meeting "on January 16 or February 7 and <br />was modified live by the group. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer reiterated that he was unable to find some of the items on the document <br />presented tonight in the meeting notes. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cleveland stated that some of the items were added by the consultants or staff. <br /> <br />Commissioner Trites Rolle stated that some of the items were reworded following discussion at <br />the meetings. <br /> <br />City Council /Planning Commission Joint Work Session /February 19,2008 <br />Page 5 of8 <br />