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Commissioner Bauer stated that biggest issue was to develop a vision and stick with it rather than develop in piecemeal. Commissioner VanScoy stated that making piecemeal decisions can make it difficult to develop other projects within the original vision. He believed that it will be good to have a vision statement, but noted that everything cannot be encompassed in one sentence. He stated that the Commission is just at the start of this process and would like to hear ideas and the support that would be provided for different elements. Councilmember Riley stated that as he heard that the two biggest problems are within the definition of mixed use and structured, shared parking. Commissioner Bauer stated that he is not sure that those are issues but those are elements that were part of the original plan for The COR that have deviated through development thus far. He stated that the Commission would rather look forward to determine what is realistic for the future. 2.03: Presentation of Draft Work Plan for The COR Development Plan Update Community Development Director Gladhill reviewed The COR re -visioning portion of the draft work plan and the process suggested by staff for updating The COR development plan. He stated that staff believes that this timeframe would be sufficient for the next year and still allow development to continue in the interim. Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama provided additional details on The COR system plans, which relate to elements such as infrastructure, and the pro -forma which will help the City make better decisions. He explained that this process will allow the City to make educated decisions. He stated that visioning sets the tone for the work that is done and communication that needs to occur. Commissioner Anderson asked if there is a common workspace that the groups can place ideas, such as a website working area were ideas can be shared between groups. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that for the Comprehensive Plan update process there are a variety of methods that will be utilized, outside of traditional meetings at City Hall, including pop-up meetings, online forums, and other methods. He stated that planning staff will attempt to open some additional online options for sharing ideas. Commissioner Anderson stated that perhaps there is a drop box that could be created to share ideas for the Planning Commission to further consider when they continue these discussions. Mayor Strommen stated that there needs to be caution on open meeting laws but noted that perhaps staff could open a one-way stream of communication where people could submit ideas and staff could filter those to the Commission. She stated that perhaps there is a version of the ice breaker that was done today to obtain 30 second ideas from people around the community, City Council Work Session / January 24, 2017 Page 5 of 9