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Mr. Trobbe stated that he is not lying because he has been through it. He indicated that he will keep his comments to a minimum as it is a workshop and it is getting late. He stated that he wanted to start off with thanking staff. He noted that the Commission has heard him say before that he deals with a lot of municipalities, and it is always refreshing for him when he works with Mr. Dolan, Ms. Stern, Mr. Pavan, and the other members of the Planning staff. He added that the collaboration that comes through, which was started several months ago, and the dialogue that they have had has always been great. He noted that the City is very fortunate that its Planning staff is very loyal to the City, and it bears repeating. Mr. Trobbe stated that before he goes into some big picture items, he would like to introduce his team, present here tonight to respond to comments and questions on project specifics: KTGY, Project Architect, who has done a number of deals here in the City; Smith and Smith, Landscape Consultants; and RJA, Civil Engineers, who both have an equally wonderful reputation. He indicated that there is a set of questions that the Commission is being asked to address toward the end of Mr. Pavan's presentation. He added that he can either give a brief description of their vision for the project and how they arrived at where they are, have his team respond to any questions the Commission may have, or take testimony from the public first and then have his team respond to questions. Chair Blank stated that he would like to hear from the public first, and then have Mr. Trobbe and his team answer any questions that may be raised. John Moore stated that he is a member of the HOA for Walnut Hills, the subdivision adjacent to this development. He informed the Commission that Mr. Trobbe has reached out to them on multiple occasions, attended multiple HOA meetings, given his presentation, gone over his proposal with the HOA, allowed a dialogue and feedback from the HOA regarding neighborhood concerns, and received some feedback from the residents as well. He indicated that it has been a constant dialogue with Mr. Trobbe, who has given out his cell phone number and business card at meetings to let people know that they could contact him any time they have a question about the property or have a viewpoint they want to share. He added that Mr. Trobbe has taken some of their ideas and feedback into consideration in developing his proposal. Mr. Moore stated that he wanted the Commission to know how nice the process is where there is open communication, where Mr. Trobbe is open to the ideas and the feedback of the residents, and where the residents have had an opportunity to voice their input. As a homeowner wearing a different hat from that of an HOA board member, Mr. Moore stated that from what he has seen so far, the proposal looks like a quality development. He noted that they can already see the type of development the developer is able to produce in the Gateway property. He indicated that even though the trees have not yet grown as high as they would like them to, everyone is in agreement that the shopping center is a nice place to do business at. He added that he thinks this development will PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 34 of 41