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Councilmember Peterson stated "we should offer responses to comments. I feel they are <br />political comments - all three ". <br />Councilmember Beyer responded "that aside, changes have been made ". <br />Councilmember Peterson stated "they do not like the outcome of how it turned out. We <br />need to answer to cost overrun. I do not know if I am willing to pay $2,000 or $5,000 for <br />someone to tell us good judgement was not used". <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if there are professional people who do this kind of <br />thing. <br />Mr. Schroeder replied that it was suggested that the County Attorney may have some <br />names of people who do this, perhaps the League does as well. <br />Councilmember Beyer felt that sweeping this "under the carpet" and saying it's politically <br />motivated would be suicide. <br />- Councilmember Zimmerman suggested that a lot of this could have been avoided if we <br />could have gotten together to "iron it out ". <br />Mayor Hardin stated that there were joint meetings held. <br />Councilmember Beyer voiced that there were not enough of them. <br />Councilmember Peterson commented that there could never be enough meetings for these <br />people. <br />Councilmember Beyer stated that the Economic Development Commission was to address <br />the residential versus non- residential part of the plan only. However, somewhere after <br />that, they were making recommendations on the bridge location. According to the City <br />Code, the EDC is supposed to act in the fashion of a chamber of commerce. They should <br />not have been in this area of the plan - it got carried away. <br />Councilmember Peterson agreed that maybe they did get involved more than they should <br />have but questioned spending money on a private investigator. <br />Mayor Hardin agreed with Councilmember Peterson about the private investigator. He <br />added that the Planning Commission was given a direction to do certain things. It was, <br />however, suggested that the EDC look at land uses. We need to respond to the memos but <br />to drag this on and through the mud will not serve any purpose. It will not change the <br />outcome of anything - it is not necessary. <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired who gave the EDC such a direction. <br />Councilmember Beyer replied that such direction was suggested by Councilmember <br />Peterson. She reiterated that they should have only been concerned with residential versus <br />non - residential. <br />Councilmember Peterson stated that the concerns of the Planning Commission members are <br />that only the Planning Commission could talk about the bridge. We, as a Council, can take <br />input from anyone we want to. <br />bc; City Council /May 10, 1995 <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />