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e in this instance, the Planning Commission recommended in January 1976 it undertake a study ,of this area and from that came the Blayney Report in July of 1976. One specific recommendation was to rezone to high-density residential use. The Planning Commission conducted hearings on the Blayney Report and as a result in September 1976 recommended to City Council a pOlicy statement on transportation corridors in the area. Regarding the rezoning, the Planning Commis- sion informed City Council of their intent to initiate this action, noting Council was aware in September of 1976 and no objections were voiced at that time by Council. Regarding the lack of an appli- cant's statement, he said that was the purpose of the extensive Staff Notes provided for Council, as the burden of proof was on the City to prove its case. Mr. Delay said if Mr. Williams were going to take the position of not changing the ground rules, then Council would have to scrap plans for updating the 1990 Plan, refinement plans, etc. He said the Council and City cannot progress into a changing world without making changes and people will inevitably resist some of those changes, noting that was a normal process. He said given the large area under consideration for this rezoning, he was surprised there had been so little opposition. Mr. Lieuallen said he felt the Council was obligated to try to bring the zoning into compliance with the General Plan.' He said it is the function of the Planning Commission to do that. He noted the e lengthy public hearings and public input on this zone change and felt it is a reasonable compromise, saying it would be impossible to find a proposal that would satisfy everyone. However, this proposal seems to satisfy the majority of the people in the area and he did not feel that there was that much opposition to it. He noted it seemed to be a very workable compromise. Ms. Smith expressed appreciation for Mr. Saul's background material, and asked if the new plan for revising the downtown would be suppor- tive of this rezoning. Mr. Saul replied that the Elbasani Report had been predicated on the rezoning and would be complementary to it. Ms. Smith wished there had been a better compromise worked out to the satisfaction of Wyatt's and expressed some concern about that, but noted she would be voting for the motion. Vote was taken on the motion, which carried with all Council members present voting aye except Williams and Obie voting no. Lacking unanimous consent, the council bill will be held for second reading October 10, 1977. A short recess was taken. e 9/26/77--9 13~