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<br />- <br /> <br />Mayor Keller felt it was the Council IS main job to be responsive to the <br />citizens in the community. He said the same people had been requesting <br />review of the policy. He also reminded Council as it passes new laws, if <br />they do not work they can be modified, adjusted, or discontinued. He felt <br />the public was asking for more review of the panhandle policy and would <br />like to be heard in a public hearing situation. He felt Council had a <br />certain responsibility to review and have staff input at that time, as <br />well as pursuing alternatives to the policy. <br /> <br />Mr. Haws did not feel he was ready for a public hearing at this time, but <br />wished more information from staff regarding the issues he had raised. <br /> <br />Mr. Delay suggested scheduling a tour of panhandle lots followed by a <br />Council work session and the staff presentation at that time. Council <br />then would have more information with which to make a determination on <br />the issue. <br /> <br />Ms. Smith noted there were at least two or three appeals coming to Council <br />on panhandle policies and she felt it important for Council to determine <br />what it is going to do with regard to the policy, or work within the policy <br />already established. She felt a public hearing would be helpful in terms of <br />allowing those persons to speak to the panhandle issue and also to the <br />increased-density issue. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Obie felt it important to hold a public hearing at some point on the <br />issue as it would allow intelligent feedback that would not necessarily <br />be reactive to the panhandle policy issue in one particular neighborhood. <br />He especially wanted to have information from people living next door to <br />panhandle lots as to what they feel could be done to improve the policy. <br />He suggested staff conduct a survey and talk to those people. <br /> <br />Manager said a tour would be scheduled Wednesday, March 8, with a work <br />session to follow, and a decision at that time when a public hearing <br />should take place. <br /> <br />Glen Purdy, 2490 Lariat, requested that a lay committee be allowed to work <br />with the City staff in conducting a survey. Mayor Keller suggested <br />perhaps that could be done by the Council Assistants. Assistant Manager <br />noted the Council Assistants were to deal with individual desires of <br />individual Councilors and not do the duties for existing staff. Mr. Haws <br />felt it would not be a good idea to combine the citizen committee with the <br />staff and suggested the citizens could form its own committee to give <br />input at a public hearing. Mr. Purdy said it was hard to obtain the <br />available data as the staff had the expertise and access to that data. <br />Mr. Lieuallen requested clarification as Mr. Purdy had said he could <br />collect data in a survey and yet had said he did not have the data. <br />Mr. Purdy responded his suggestion was to use citizens to conduct a survey <br />of persons who had been affected by panhandle lots. Mr. Haws felt staff <br />would be willing to provide any information to citizens as they wished. <br />He said if a survey were going to be done, it would have to have some <br />basis, which would take some time and money. He was not sure that was <br />necessary. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />2/15/78--7 <br /> <br />108 <br />