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Councihncmbcr Kurak stated that they need to make sure that the location of the pipe is feasible For other dcvcl~>pmcnt to occur. Couneilmcmbur Slrommcn noted limt there are also cluster developments that preserve green space that she would like to considcq City Adminismdot Norman stated that they all agree that there will have to be "big picture" phmning, but the (i'ily does nol haw; to do a big comprehensive plan process. Possibly they start thc big plannin?, pr,~ccss, but work <ma parallel track. C. ouncilmc~nbcr Kurak inquired as/~ what slaffwas referring to working on a parallel track. Cotmcihncmbcr I';ivig stated that he th. ought it meant that the Park Commission would be working on tine grcenway plar~ alon? with EPTF, the Planning Commission would be xvorking on housing issucs~ etc. Councihnembcr Kurak inquired as t,) huw that process goes along with the feasibility study. City Administrator Norman r~:plied thai there would be a lot of plarming that would have to take place. Councihnembcr Zimmerman stated that part of the plarming process might provide different results than tlx:y currently etwisio~; tt~erefore, the City should not allow for the extension of sewer and wa/c~ inlo the areas being studied m~til all of the studies are completed. Councilmcmbcr Kurak stated /hat here seemed to be some sense of urgency with needing to move forward a[ the last meeting and she questioned what that urgency was. City Administrator Norman agreed ihat there was some sense of urgency at the last meeting, but it was m~t to get thc pipe in ill(; grotu~d it was to start the planning process. Councilmcmbcr Elx, ig stated tidal t]~c sense of urgency from his standpoint ,,vas that the fiscal impact studies [bt ihc Town Center in¢iuded growth in the area they will be studying and if they arc looking at/xvo 'tu three years heir)re some of the growth happens he would want to re-look at thc fiscal impacl study. Mayor (Jan~cc stated that hc thought they should initially focus on the gun club area and development t~long T.[I. #47 and then the areas sun'ounding them. Assistant (io~lH-~tll~il, y Development Director Trudgeon stated that initially they would need to get the baseline inlim~:ttion as Iht as trails and greenway areas and then focus on specific areas. Councihncmbcr Kt,ral~ stated that cne o~' the things they have to remember is that there is a no hook up clause in thc City (:hatter auld the City would be taking on some financial responsibility Cily Cm~ncil Work Session/May 4, 2004 Page 10 of 14