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Mr. Pap~, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved that the council hold the record open for written comment until May 2, 2003. Mr. Klein asked if Councilor Papa's motion was intended to hold the record open for the staff response to the council's questions or for anyone to submit additional testimony. Councilor Pap~ indicated he wished to hold the record open so that staff can ensure that all the e-mails and correspondence received by the council were in the record. Mr. Klein emphasized that the decision before the council was that of the process to be used, and suggested that if, like Councilor Meisner, other councilors had not received any communications related to the process, the communications received were not ex parte contacts related to the issue, and they did not need to be included in the record. Councilor Pap~ said that he was unsure that his experience was the same as Councilor Meisner's as he had yet to read all his e-mail. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Responding to a question from Councilor Taylor, Ms. Hansen clarified that the applicant's analysis was of on-site impacts. Councilor Taylor asked why staff objected to the PUD process. Ms. Hansen said that the issues were reviewed almost identically by the City, and the PUD did not significantly enhance the review of the issues involved. Councilor Taylor thought it was important to take as much time and effort as was needed for something that would affect the neighborhood personally. She thought the PUD provided maximum access to the neighborhood. She acknowledged Mr. Monk's comments about the cost of appeals. Councilor Taylor confirmed with Ms. Hansen that a professional design team was required under the PUD process. Ms. Hansen noted that the developers had retained the services of several professionals for the subdivision application, including a licensed engineer, a licensed geotechnical engineer, a licensed surveyor, and a landscape architect. Councilor Solomon determined from Ms. Hansen that the traffic and drainage issues would be addressed by the developer according to the City's requirements. Ms. Hansen added that the requirements for those issues were the same under the two processes. In response to a question from Ms. Solomon, Ms. Hansen confirmed that issues related to traffic and drainage should be taken up with the City, not the developer. Ms. Hansen said that the City would review what the applicant proposed, and it would either meet the standards, meet them with conditions, or not meet them at all. Councilor Solomon said she supported the process the City had in place at the current time and she supported the decision made by the Planning Director and the Planning Commission. Mayor Torrey called for a brief meeting break. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 28, 2003 Page 10 Regular Meeting