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ROLL CALL VOTE: <br /> AYES: Commissioners Blank, Narum, Olson, Pearce, and Pentin <br /> NOES: None <br /> ABSTAIN: None <br /> ABSENT: None <br /> Resolutions Nos. PC-2011-20 recommending approval of the rezoning and PC-2011-21 <br /> recommending approval of the Development Plan were entered and adopted as <br /> motioned. <br /> Chair Narum requested Mr. Dolan to respond to Ms. Cruzan's question regarding the <br /> role of the workshop. <br /> Mr. Dolan explained that typically, there is a workshop at which the Commission <br /> expresses its concerns about the project, and the applicant listens and explores with his <br /> team to what extent they can respond to those concerns. He continued that when the <br /> applicant comes back with an application, the Commission will decide on whether or not <br /> the project merits its support. He indicated that this sometimes depends heavily on how <br /> responsive the applicant was to the Commission's comments and sometimes it does <br /> not. He noted that in this case, the sequence of events was unusual in that it went to <br /> the City Council and was recycled back to the Commission. <br /> Commissioner Blank commented that the reality is that the Commissioners do a great <br /> job but what they say does not matter because the final arbiter is the Council. He <br /> indicated that the Commission has seen this before where the developers paid little <br /> attention to the Commission's suggestions, goes to the City Council, and then comes <br /> back with suddenly with changes, and the Commission gets to see it again. <br /> Chair Narum clarified that workshops are informative and not binding, and that no vote <br /> is taken. <br /> EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 13, 2011 Page 10 of 10 <br />