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City Admi n islmtor Norman replied most of the work will be covered under sewer and water, but tho $90,000 woulcl have to come under the budget amendment process, which is brought forward by the Finance l)ircctor in August. COLillcilmcn~t)cl' SU'O1]]ll'IOII inquired about the environmental review. Assistant (iommunity Development Di~ ector Trudgeon explained the process needs to be thought through as [o when, her an AUAR .~hould be done, or the mandatory EAW. He explained by complcting thc AU AR at th is ti me all the environmental issues and concerns could be addressed up t'ront, rather tha~ when developmem comes in. Assistant Public Works Director Ol:3on advised staff wants to be sure the reviews are able to be signed o fi'in lhc flii tu'c if they are dime at this time. Councilmembcr Strommen suggest( d the addition of a public input about broad visioning where thc Council can get an id(:a aborn community values that will help guide them through the planning process. She stated th is should be done before getting into the drafting of the plan. City Administrator Norman replied his type of public input was part of the process in 1997. The Met Council maclc the comment that they did not know if they would have time for the full process. Staff asktxt them not to i~¢lucte the public input at this time, but to include it when it goes to the publ[c hearing prot;css. Mayor Gamcc cont~nented people wil! want to see the City's ideas and respond positively or negatively. As dotted officials the)' should do a lot of planning and bringing in ideas. Councihneml, c~- S~rommcn stated thct'e are questions a facilitator will present to illicit a rcsponsc. This wou Id give thc Cmn ~cil an understanding of community values and elements they feel arc imporiant, which would help guide this process. Councilmcmbcr C,)ol< statcci lac x~oul(I like to see the public input process when they start designing the fl~ll comprchel~sive pl:m fi~r 2008. Councilmcmbcr Styommen stated tt, is area is a large portion of the City and is an important part any phtnning process. It is impo~tam for them to have an understanding of community values bcforc they get into lhis process. Councihnembcr Kurak stated il' tiff: project should go for~vard it will be every bit as impacting on thc City as Town Center is. She believes the people who live here should be able to have input as to what th~'~y would like to see. She inquired if the public hearings that will be held by thc I~lanning ('{ma~t~ission will alloxx this type of input. City Council/May 11, 2004 Page 28 of 36