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Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Hendriksen, to adopt Resolution #02-01-007 accepting, supporting and adopting the TH 10 Interregional Corridor Management Plan. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Anderson, Hendriksen, Kurak, and Zimmerman. VotingNo: None. Absent: Mayor Gamec Case #4: Proposed Ordinance to Establish Density Transition Standards for New Residential Development City Administrator Norman stated that the purpose of the Charter amendment that requires a transition between new and existing residential development of differing densities is to mitigate the impact new, higher density, residential development may have on adjacent lower density neighborhoods. A subcommittee dealing with issues related to Chapter 9 of the City Code of Ordinances met between July and November 2000, to discuss the proposed Density Transition Ordinance language. On November 14, 2000, the City Council introduced an ordinance to establish density transition standards between existing and new residential development. The ordinance failed to receive the necessary amount of votes to pass during the regular meetings on December 12 and again on December 19, 2000. In January 2001, the City Council discussed density transition language in work sessions utilizing the services of Loren Gordon of HKGi. Changes were made from the direction guided at the Council work session and language was once again presented to the Council on February 13, 2001. The motion to introduce the ordinance was made, however, died for lack of a second to the motion. The City Council entered into facilitator-led discussions of the Comprehensive Plan and Density Transition Ordinance with Larry Bakken, during the months of July through November 2001. During the final session with the facilitator on November 26, 2001, the Council provided final direction for a Density Transition Ordinance. The City has been working with the Density Transition Ordinance language for an extended period of time. The Planning Commission did hold a public hearing in October 2000, however, the language is different from the language that is currently drafted for Council consideration. Staff recommended that the Council either introduces the ordinance establishing density transition standards and then send the language to the Planning Commission for a public hearing, or wait on introduction until after the public hearing. Councihnember Hendriksen stated that section c. Matching of Densities, the last sentence should read may not be required or with the approval of the City Council. Consensus was to amend the language as recommended by Councilmember Hendriksen. Councilmember Anderson felt that Subd. 2.a.2. should be deleted. Consensus of the Council was to delete Subd. 2.a.2. City Council/January 8, 2002 Page 14 of 27