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.' -- - --.- -"-~'--..-^..,- . '. '. . --'- '- , - . -- . - --- - - ._~ - - '- , Commission as i.'ndica-ted in stiitelaw would requlreBleTr-considerafion even though action would be only a recommendation to the Boundary Commission. The question before the Council, he said, would be a decision whether to consider these variations from the policy adopted. Councilwoman Beal wondered whether the absence of three councilmen would disqualify I them from participating in any discussion if one were held on the requests at a ; later time. City Attorney said not, that affirmative action at this time would imean only that the requests would be brought to the Council at its formal meeting lfor public hearing. ,Jack Gardner" attorney representing Smith, Brown & Howell, distributed to the Council copies of a transcript recorded by a court reporter of discussion on the ; ordinance setting a six-month moratorium in the Goodpasture area and calling for ja consultant's study of commercial needs. He called attention to the Mayor's re- I marks as recorded in the transcript with regard to possibility of consideration by the Council of zoning requests during the study period. Mr. Gardner added 'that the applicant would be willing to abandon_appli~ation for rezoning of the balance of the area if the seven acres submitted at this time was brought from : the table and considered favorably. He said the PD suffix would be attached to 'this request also and subject to Planning Commission controls~ug;nE!~Dbdge, he said, has ordered soil tests on the site in anticipation of moving to that loca- tion which they ponsider an appropriate place. a- ~i Robert Moulton, attorney representing Emerald Delta, Inc. (Doerksen) also noted ,the indication during the hea~ing-on_th~oratorium in the Goodpasture area the possibility of consideration of other issues having to do with that area while the study was in progress. He felt the grouping of this annexation petition with a zoning application on the agenda was wrong, saying the petitioned annexation had nothing to do with the land use study ordered by the CouriCiT:-- H'e""urged the Council to give the Boundary Commission some indication of its thinkin~he~~ ,annexation request to give the opportunity for action to be taken while the study was going on. Making a recommendation to the Boundary Commission, he said, would I '~ot commit the Council to any land use plan at this time. , I \ . -'" ----- --:.... J> Mayor Anderson referred to his remarks as recorded in the transcript and said he had not indicated that requests would have to be granted.__Hi-s~iaea was" that re- , consideration of any application_should-be-on i:ts--meffu - if there' is extreme : hardship or other good reason for rezoning or annexation, then the Counqil should consider the individual request. He felt the Council was under no obligation to consider the requests other than to determine whether there is sufficient merit ~o~wa~rant fupther consideration. - = ===---- , Councilman Murray called attention to the specific information requested upon ; tabling of the Hosey rezoning application and said the study would bring answers ,.to those questions. He said it was not his understanding that questions considered _ :. by the Planning Commission could be brought back in new form. And he didn't agree ! that annexation of property in Goodpasture area was not pertinent to the study - ~commercial use of that property was indicated, and commercial uses were the crux of the study. He opposed making an exception to the moratorium to consider these requests. . -- - -~--- Councilman Wood said he opposed any consideration that would influence the outcome of the study and he fel t both requests would have that effect if approved. He thought 'the time limitation was not too restrictive anQ that if the outcome of the study was ~doPted, going through the various stages of planning approval might be more efficient. Councilman Keller asked whether there was any traffic study in progress in the Good- pasture area. He commented that traffic and air pollution were the two main problems with which the Council was concerned when it declared the moratorium. iLooking at the applicants' problems, he said, it had been 18 months since Mr.Hosey ,had filed his application for rezoning and if it was left on the table it could :be creating some hardship. He asked whether there was any information with regard to problems confronted by Eugene Dodge because of the delay. I ~~__ iMr. Hosey called attention to continuing traffic studies made by the County on :Goodpasture Island Road which is under the County's jurisdiction and said he would ,furnish copies of those studies at any time. Manager noted that traffic serving ;'abili ty of that area was a part of the study ordered by the Council. : [councilwomqn Campbell wondered whether development of the Doerksen property could !proceed under County jurisdiction if it is not annexed to the City. Mr. Moulton 'replied that they did not wish to proceed under County jurisdiction, recognizing that the property eventually would be a part of the City and they would rather work ,with the City when it came to the question of land use. He repeated that the question of annexation was before the Boundary Commission and he hoped the 9ou~cil 'would take the position that the property should be a part of the City,,, !It!' . .e '"~ 1/28/74 - 10