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Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to schedule public hearing Comm - on the recommendation at the July 28, 1975 Council meeting. 7/9/75 Motion carried unanimously. ~~e action below Rick Cleveland, attorney representing a number of property owners in the Goodpasture I-B-2 Island area, noted material submitted in support of particulars requested: (1) Post- ponement of consideration of the Plan amendment relating to the Goodpasture Island area for at least one month to provide opportunity for attorneys to prepare for public hearing; (2) questioning the need for 25 copies of material submitted; (3) ample time allowed for full public discussion even if it took more than one meeting; (4) adopt or reject at the public hearing the L&B recommendation relating to selection of a site for a third commercial center; (5) complete public hearing on all of the L&B recom- mendations prior to adoption of any; (6) review the two recommendations already adopted; (7) establish procedures for Plan amendment prior to public hearing on any Plan amendment relating to the Island; (8) time should be allowed for review of minutes of the MAPAC meeting where this issue was initially considered and for the Downtown Association and Chamber of Commerce to take positions. Assistant Manager noted that the documentation referred to by Mr. Cleveland had been received and the letter of transmittal reviewed. He said that many of the exhibits therein were public documentation already made available to the Council - General Plan, L&B report, etc. - and had been considered and deliberated prior to this time. Laurence Thorpe joined Mr. Cleveland in his concern about procedure utilized in con- sidering the Plan amendment. He thought that even if the issue did not come under the Fasano ruling, the petitioners should at least be offered the same safeguards. He said the city had delayed the matter for almost two years so it didn't seem inappro- - priate to delay the issue another month to permit the applicants time to prepare for the public hearing. He asked that the hearing be postponed to the latter part of August and that written material not be required until the middle of August. Mike Farthing, 975 Oak Street, attorney representing owner of about 80 acres at the north end of the Island, joined with Attorneys Cleveland and Thorpe in requesting the delay. He also thought the applicants should be allowed time to review the L&B study and the portions adopted and used by the Commission in making its recommendations. He could see no reason for singling out the Island area, using procedures detrimental to property owners' interests there and somewhat in violation, he said, of their due rights. Assistant Manager noted that these items came to the Council in the normal routine of business, that there had been much public discussion and public hearing before the Planning Commission. He said he had discussed this item with Mr. Cleveland at some length and recognized that preparation for a hearing does take time. However, he said, this issue had not come up just overnight and staff has a difficult time recommending delay for any considerable length of time, there was ample knowledge of the issue to allow good testimony to be given on July 28. Assistant Manager added however that he thought written material should not be required until a date later than originally specified. He suggested submi-tal by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, to provide for distribution to the Council at its July 23 committee meeting so they would have ample opportunity to review it by the July 28 meeting. He said the entire problem of zone changes in the Goodpasture Island area had to be addressed and staff thought the July 28 meeting was a reasonable time for the public hearing. Councilman Hamel asked if all property owners in the Goodpasture Island area had re- e ceived notice at Planning Commission meetings on this issue. Jim Saul, planner, answered that they were all invited to and attended a series of meetings with staff prior to the Commission hearings. All were notified of the Commission hearings and would also be notified in writing of the Council's scheduled hearing. 7/16/75 - 19 ~~