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Mr. Swift said there is still an approval process. He assumed Councilmember Dennis' motion would mean the Zoning Administrator would be the approval body. The notice for hearing would be as currently exists. The additional step would be the peer review of the plans prior to the hearing. Ms. Dennis clarified that people are noticed of a pending decision; are invited to review the plans; and if there is a controversy, there is often a neighborhood workshop. The hearing is open to the public, but in the process there would be a peer review assessment of what was being presented if there was a dispute or suggestions being made, the neighbors would have the peer review to work with to talk about the issues. Mr. Tarver clarified that in condition #4 "to the Planning Commission" is being replaced with "to peer review and Zoning Administrator for review and approval". That would include notice to the neighbors, so if they don't like the plan, they can appeal to the Planning Commission and City Council. Ms. Michelotti encouraged the applicant to circulate the plans for the neighborhood to review and to make certain they are aware of what is going on. It was moved by Ms. Dennis to amend Condition #4 to remove "to the Planning Commission" and replace it with "to peer review and Zoning Administrator for review and approval". The motion died for lack of second. Ms. Ayala would have seconded the motion if it were making the process more simple. She believed it was to the applicant's advantage to have a peer review. Mr. Pico believed this was adding another layer of review to the process. There is a similar condition in some of the Vineyard Corridor applications. He felt the Planning Commission was using this as an option to protect the community. He felt adding a peer review process would add cost and time to the project. He did not object to having the Planning Commission review the design of the houses. He wanted to add a requirement that the pedestrian connector be a part of this final process so the Planning Commission can review the actual design of the pedestrian connector. Ms. Dennis was happy to see people coming to the meeting advocating the trail. In the spirit of the compromise that has been worked out, it might be difficult to resolve completely the trail issue this evening. She was unsure that the rest of the trail could be designed at this time. It depends on what happens on the Bach property. This is just a step that moves the trail closer. Mr. Tarver had the greatest concern about the trail. He believed the trail should be installed now. It was in the Specific Plan and access is necessary as the rest of the property develops. It is troubling that it cannot be put in now and avoid the neighbor vs. Excerpt from the City Council Meeting Minutes of 9/20/99 6 Page 6