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3) Council Update Councitmember Hendriksen stated that Councitmember Anderson did the Council Update last time and when it came to all of the development projects, she correctly reported that they had been approved and that there was a 3/2 vote. Councilmember Anderson then proceeded to say that "Jerry and Terry don't like town_houses." Councitmember Hendriksen stated he believes that comment is where it crossed the line. He stated he didn't like that project for a number of reasons: the regulation imposed on the number of units per acre, a serious lack of parking, the setbacks, and a number of things. Councilmember Hendr/ksen stated he voted for Mallard Ponds which included townhouse units. He stated he did not want to make a big issue of this but, maybe, "Terry doesn't like your definition of townhouses, requirements for setbacks, and densities." However, that doesn't mean "Terry doesn't like townhouses." Councilmember Anderson stated she doesn't remember saying that and advised that she had received a very short notice to do the Update. She stated if that is what she said, she would try not to bring it up again. Councilmember Zimmerman stated he is quite liberal about what is said during the Council Update but, perhaps, Councilmember Anderson should have indicated "it's my opinion." Councilmember Anderson stated she did not intend it to be a "slam." Councilmember Zimmerman stated it may have been construed to be a "slam" in someone else's opinion. 4) Contract Zoning Councilmember Hendriksen stated during the discussion of contract zoning it was clear that some members of the Kurak family .feel they are being asked to do more than any one else in terms of their particular request for a land use change; or, perhaps, that they are being disadvantaged and having to do more. Councilmember Elendriksen stated that personally, he thinks they are being given latitude that has and would not be extended to others. He stated the truth may lie somewhere in-between there. Councilmember Hendriksen stated he is asking to have something done to assure that if the Council continues to offer extensions to try to achieve some kind of consensus with the surrounding neighborhood, that we not be penalized in the event that they (the Kuraks) do not actually achieve that consensus. He referred to the comment that "no good deed goes unpunished" and indicated he thinks, for whatever reason, they (the Kuraks) are being given more and more opportunity to achieve some kind of a consensus and he does not want, having done that good deed, to have it come back and bite us in some future litigation should it become a litigious situation. Councilmember Hendriksen asked that it come as a future Cottncil agenda item, the discussion of having that language placed in any further City Council/June i1, 2002 Page 24 of 30 -50- I I I I I I I I I I I