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appropriate site for affordable-by-design homes that are within walking distance to the Downtown. Chair Narum agreed with and stated that she thinks this is not where the battle to saving houses is, that it is more to the south. She indicated that she wished more trees could be saved and that she supports the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Blank, Narum, Olson, Pearce, and Pentin NOES: None ABSTAIN: None RECUSED: None ABSENT: None Resolutions Nos. PC-2011-20 recommending approval of the rezoning and PC-2011-21 recommending approval of the Development Plan were entered and adopted as motioned. Chair Narum requested Mr. Dolan to respond to Ms. Cruzan's question regarding the role of the workshop. Mr. Dolan explained that typically, there is a workshop at which the Commission expresses its concerns about the project, and the applicant listens and explores with his team to what extent they can respond to those concerns. He continued that when the applicant comes back with an application, the Commission will decide on whether or not the project merits its support. He indicated that this sometimes depends heavily on how responsive the applicant was to the Commission's comments and sometimes it does not. He noted that in this case, the sequence of events was unusual in that it went to the City Council and was recycled back to the Commission. Commissioner Blank commented that the reality is that the Commissioners do a great job but what they say does not matter because the final arbiter is the Council. He indicated that the Commission has seen this before where the developers paid little attention to suggestions, goes to the City Council, and then comes back with suddenly with changes, and the Commission gets to see it again. Chair Narum clarified that workshops are informative and not binding, and that no vote is taken. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 13, 2011 Page 12 of 21