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-64- that supported the freeway without expressing a preference for a corridor alignment. That change was made and presented to the Council for consideration. Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Hendriksen, to adopt Resolution #02-01- accepting, supporting and adopting the TH i0 Interregional Corridor Management Plan. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Anderson, Hendriksen, Kurak, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor Gamec Case #4: Proposed Ordinance to Establish Density Transition Standards for New Residential D[v~!opment City Administrator No~'stat~i!;~at the purpose of the Charter amendment that requires a transition between n~¢' ~d existink~:iresidential development of differing densities is to mitigate the impact new, high~r:density~{~:iden~igl development may have on adjacent lower density neighborhoods. A sub'~;~~l.~/ri~ ~:~th issues related to Chapter 9 of the City Code of Ordinances met between July and:~Nbvemb'~:.2000, to discuss the proposed Density Transition Ordinance language. On No'~bef'(i:t4, 2db:0, the City Council introduced an ordinance to establish density transition st~dards :~tW~h':: existing and new residential development. The ordinance failed to receive the neces~ amount of.votes to pass during the regular meetings on December 12th and again on Decem~ l~,~::20,0.07¢~:~ii~?.~'anuary 2001, the City Council discussed density transition language in work }~i(~'~: ~tiliZi~k the services of Loren Gordon of HKGi. Changes were made from the direction guide~ al~.'ihe CounCil work session and language was once again presented to the Council on Feb~ry L3~ii!~"~:~i1'~,. The motion to introduce the ordinance was made, however, died for lack ofa sec0h~i!to the motion. The City Council entered into facilitator-led discussions of the Compreh~'~e . · and "Density Transition Ordinance, with Larry Bakken during the months of July through November 20~1.7, During the final session with the facilitator on November 26, 2001, 'the Council provided~ ~?~:::~direction for a Density Transition Ordinance. The City has been working with the¢~nsi~i~ii~ransition Ordinance language for an extended period of time. The Planning Co~S~ion did hold a public hearing in October 2000, however, the language is 'different fi:om the language that is currently drafted for Council consideration. Staff recommended that the Council either introduces the ordinance establishing density transition standards and then send the language to the Planning Commission for a public hearing, or wait on introduction until after the public hearing. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that section c. Matching of Densities, the last sentence should read may not be required or with the approval of the City Council. Consensus was to amend the language as recommended by Councilmember Hendriksen. Councilmember Anderson felt that Subd. 2.a.2. should be deleted. City Council/January 8, 2002 Page 14 of 27