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like on the case later, urn, um, ah, involving your law suit against the City, um you certainly could of, would of had the right to ah participate in that closed session, because you are a Councihnember...". She stated that she is unable to vote for any type of tiering transition because it relates to every piece of property down to one-half acre. What Councilmember Hendriksen is saying is that he wants the Council to vote for an ordinance that is going to take away property value from any individual that owns property. She stated that she will not put into law something that will reduce the value of someone's property. Why should they, as a Council, do something that would assure a devaluation of someone's property. Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he was not asking her to not vote, he was asking her to abstain. He stated that there are many things that can be done with land and the highest possible use could be a nuclear waste plant which is why cities have regulations in place and anytime they regulate property they place limitations and sometimes people would say they reduce the values. Mayor Gamec replied that everyone in the City owns land and that the election is over and now it is time for the Council to get down to the business of the City. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that there is a fundamental issue on the table that is not goi~g to go away. When someone is voting on an issue that can impact land and you own a large amount of land it can become a conflict of interest. Mayor Gamec replied that if no one owned land no one would be on the Council. Motion by Mayor Gamec to introduce the proposed ordinance to establish the requirement for density transitioning and direct City Staff to schedule a public hearing regarding same at the next Planning Commission meeting. Motion failed due to the lack of a second. Case #14: Reconsider Request for Preliminary Plat and Site Plan Approval of Orchard Hills; Case of Homestead Multi-Family Development Community Development Director Frolik stated that Mike Schneider of Homestead Multi- Family Development applied for preliminary plat and site plan approval of a 42 unit for-sale townhome development on the property located south of 153~d Avenue NW~ and Bill's Superette and east of St. Francis Boulevard (T.H. #47). On December 5, 2000, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and recommended Council approval of the preliminary plat and site plan for Orchard Hills. The plat did not implement the density transition requirements of City Charter Chapter 14. However, the subject property would have been exempted from density transitioning in the Proposed ordinance that would establish that requirement in the Zoning and Subdivision Chapter of City Code, which ordinance the Planning Commission fmwvarded to City Council for adoption. On December 12, 2000, and December 19, 2000, the City Council did not adopt the density transition ordinance. When the Orchard Hills development proposal was City Council/February 13, 2001 Page :~ of 28