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Mayor Gamec stated that he doesn’t think the City can say this because housing styles are market <br />driven. <br />Councilmember Olson stated that she agreed and noted that the Council has had discussions <br />about town homes in the City and stated that this type of housing is also market driven and she <br />feels the market will take care of itself. <br />Councilmember Dehen stated that he feels the City has an obligation not to have stuff that “looks <br />like hell”. <br />Councilmember Strommen asked if the housing plan says anything about the percentage of town <br />homes versus single-family homes. She suggested that this be changed to more simple wording <br />and be tied back to the housing plan for specifics. <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson stated that the old goals 6 and 7 were pulled because they <br />were addressed in other areas. She reviewed the Basic Operating Principles and noted that <br />there was a lot of discussion about renewing the faith of residents. <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that he doesn’t like the last bullet point about “encouraging <br />referendums”. He stated that he feels referendums are fine, if people want them, but doesn’t <br />think the City should encourage them. <br />Councilmember Look stated that the wording could be changed to encourage polling on key <br />issues during presidential elections. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that there could be non-binding types of referendums conducted <br />during presidential elections, for example, the question, “Do you want a community center?” <br />Councilmember Strommen stated that she thinks the point of this was to proactively seek <br />community sentiment on key issues. <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson suggested the wording “encourage participation in key local <br />government issues, which may include a public survey.” She stated that accepting the document <br />from the facilitator will be on the March 11, 2008 agenda, but noted that the Council is not being <br />asked to adopt the document at that time. <br />MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT <br />None <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />The Work Session of the City Council was adjourned at 7:31 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />City Council Work Session / March 3, 2008 <br />Page 8 of 9 <br /> <br />