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significant amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. She questioned if something has changed and whether that should be considered from a higher -level planning perspective. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that staff has not done a full market study but the developer brings up a number of points as to what is happening around there and what can be sustained as well as what needs to be pulled through that site in terms of infrastructure. He stated that staff is trying to work towards something in the middle in terms of density. He stated that the property owner is willing to provide conservation easements and contributions towards the Itasca Trail Corridor which would be a benefit to the community. He stated that the big picture would look at the overall development in this area and what would be appropriate density transition. He noted that the same developer owns another parcel and similar conversations will occur for that parcel. Councilmember Riley asked for information from the resident meetings and asked whether the residents agree that the density transitioning is a good compromise. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that some supported that transitioning as a compromise but there is still some sentiment that this property has been guiding as low -density residential for years. Councilmember Shryock stated that there are still a lot of comments from residents regarding the density transitioning. She stated that there are also comments regarding the public utilities and infrastructure and whether existing residents in already built developments would be required to hook-up. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that the public sewer and water would only be pulled into this parcel and not existing developments. He noted that even if the infrastructure were being pulled through previous developments, the City Charter specifies that existing residential properties would have the option whether or not to hook-up to services and would not be required to hook-up. Councilmember LeTourneau stated that he appreciates the input and participation from staff and the public along with the developer. He stated that he continues to be curious how to best move forward as he would like to learn more and encourage the engagement between staff and the community. He stated that he supports the continuation of this adventure. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that staff intends to continue the trend of resident participation and noted that there would be more opportunities to continue the community engagement process. Mayor Strommen stressed that decisions have not been made at this point one way or the other. Councilmember Riley stated that he likes the density transitioning and from that standpoint it would make sense. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would like to hear input from residents. City Council / August 22, 2017 Page 9 of 15