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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, and Beahen. Voting No: Councilmember Haas Steffen. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to deny the request of Wayne Johnson and TSM Development, Inc. for exemption to the moratorium ordinance for Outlot A of Regency Pond. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, Beahen, and Haas Steff.en. Voting No: None. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated she does not consider this to be very good work. She clarified that the motion she made previously said if the consultant objected then it should not come before the Council. If the issue is before the Council, the findings of fact should be reviewed by the consultant. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated she agrees with the comment made by Mr. Schmidt that the Council arbitrarily finds negative findings of fact. She stated that at the very least, the findings should have been provided to the consultant for their recommendation. Councilmember Haas Steff.en stated she expected a "yes" or "no" recommendation but, instead, got a recommendation that they prefer it remains in the moratorium but. She stated that she does not want to see another "but." Councilmember Haas Steff.en stated she wants a clear "yes" or "no" recommendation. Mayor Gamec concurred and stated the Hoisington Koegler Group is doing the planning and should be expected to provide a clear recommendation. He stated he cannot see industrial on this parcel either and would appreciate better information from the consultant. Councilmember Zimmerman stated this area was placed into the moratorium and the Council cannot, as the next issue, take it out. He encouraged showing respect for the planning process and stated if you bear with the process it does provide input from the public. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that following the process will result in a stronger city. Case #4: Request for Authorization for Execution of a Development Agreement with Northern Airgas City Attorney Goodrich explained that Northern Airgas, which will be located in Development District No. 1 and Tax Increment Financing District No. 2, is a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gasses and related equipment and services. Staff.has been negotiating with Northern Airgas for approximately a year and the project has been reduced in size from the original proposed project. City Attorney Goodrich advised that the proposed Northern Airgas project will include a 29,336 square foot warehouse facility and a proposed 11,440 square foot assembly building to be built sometime in the future. The Assessor's estimated market value on the facility has been placed at $1,450,000, however, Northern Airgas has agreed to the original market value amount of $1,550,000 for the developers agreement. Northern Airgas has reduced the size of the lot because of the reduction in the original project size. The project is estimated to generate approximately $38,000 annually toward the TIF District, which will pay for the improvement City Council/July 14, 1998 Page 12 of 18