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present to Council what went on at the Planning Commission meetings. She felt no need for a special study. She suggested to include in the water bill a question to the residents asldng if the number of housing units should be limited. Once the response came in, then create a citizen's committee. Carole Varela, 3858 Mohr Avenue, asked why a General Plan committee member would be voting on the growth management issues? She felt the City should adopt a policy not allowing committee members to vote on items where there is a conflict of interest. She agreed there was too much development being approved and the infrastructure needs to catch up to the existing development. Christine Bourg, 4512 Second Street, as Chair of the Steering Committee, said she was concerned about the rate of growth. She urged Council to set up a citizens' committee. Mayor Tarver said he appreciated support from the community on the growth issue. He said there needed to be a study done to determine the capacity for growth. The City had lost fifty staff people over the last four years and there was a limit on how much the City could serve with the existing staff. There was so much the City could do with the money collected, with traffic congestion, schools and infrastructure. It was hard for the City to know what would impact future development when spread out over ten to twenty years. Ms. Dennis asked whether the request for having a study be taken up under "Matters Initiated?" Mayor Tarver said it was not necessary. Ms. Michelotti said that was not an option at the last Council meeting. She felt that the matter needed to be put on a future agenda. Ms. Acosta said Council could reconsider the action the Mayor put in front of them if someone wanted to reconsider or it could be put on the April 15 agenda. She said the thirty day status report from the business community was already on the April 15 agenda. If Council wanted it to take a particular form, it would need to let staff know. Ms. Dennis asked how it should let staff know. Ms. Acosta said Council could include the suggestion that the audience had brought forth regarding the formation of a citizen's committed. There then would be four options in front of Council: 1) allow the business community to continue; 2) take the citizen committee approach, 3) hire an attorney to help with the study; or 4) form a committee between Council and the development community. Ms. Dennis asked again if this should be brought up under "Matters Initiated?" City Council 04/01/97 Minutes 7