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Chair Narum clarified that the reason Sites 19 and 20 were added was because it was specifically geared to spread the sites throughout the City as much as possible. stated that he agrees with Mr. Dolan that more is better and that he prefers to leave all three sites on and getting that flexibility when the City hears back from HCD. He indicated that the reason he brought it us is because he just finds it strange locating residential in the commercial location with a six-lane road. Commissioner Blank stated that he has not gone through all the pros and cons of Site 18 and inquired what the basis is for deciding to remove Site 18 except for Chair Narum indicated that she and Commissioner Pearce were consistent in all the meetings that they thought it was not an appropriate site, at least for this go-around. Commissioner Pentin stated that it seems to him that there is no harm to leave it on, and the Commission could remove it later before the rezoning takes place. He added that down the line, there may be a very interested owner who may want to develop. Commissioner Olson asked Mr. Dolan if one of the requirements when sending this to the HCD is that the City indicate if a particular property owner is willing to rezone and/or if the City has an engaged developer for that property. Mr. Dolan replied that this is not a specific requirement, but staff will include any letters of interest it has to document the sites' viability. Commissioner Olson commented that chances are, if a site does not have a letter of interest from the property owner, the HCD may return it with a . Commissioner Blank stated that he does not think so. He added that he agrees with Commissioner Pentin that leaving it on solidifies what the Commission has said in connection with Site 8 of doubling the size and notifying everybody; and when it returns from the HCD, hold a hearing on the property with a staff report and all the details, and after considering all the information, the Commission might want to save it for future use or do something different. He indicated that he does not see any harm in leaving Site 18 on as well. stated that the City should wait to receive the numbers back on what the HCD thinks is viable, and it throws out some of the larger sites as not viable, it would leave the City with a limited list to choose from; and if it leaves them all on as viable, then the Commission can review the sites and make its recommendation. Commissioner Olson agreed with Mr. Dolan and thinks the Commission should err on the part of a larger list. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2011 Page 30 of 33