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slightly, he feels it should be reviewed just for clarification on whether apartments or "small duet homes" will be built. Reviewing this different plan is not a major study. With regard to El Charro and the Kaiser properties, Commissioner Wright stated that since there has been no timeframe identified by Kaiser as to when they may be done harvesting, he feels a study would serve no purpose unless there was a definitive short-term timeframe. He also stated that he does not know how the Busch property could be re-evaluated. He feels there is too much friction between Ponderosa and the proponents of the referendum to expect them to work it out themselves. He commented that initially the first plan which had the two southerly entrances would not work due to safety considerations. That plan was re-worked and he Feels the Commission identified a good, solid plan. He feels that the traffic flows throughout the City have been the result of this Commission's good planning practice of having multiple entrances so there are multiple areas of flow. He stated that he went along with the traffic-calming portion of it because, at that time, the ad-hoc committee was supposedly representative of the residents in the azea, so he sided with them. He does not feel that the traffic-calming solutions they came up with were the answer. In fact, he feels they impacted the area even worse. Commissioner Wright stated that no matter what decision the Commission makes, the referendum will still be there. In summary, he does not feel the area should be re-studied. He feels that the original plan is a good plan and suggested it be handled at the staff level. In addition, he feels that residents From the west side of the City do not have a vested interest or stake involved and, therefore, should not be involved in the study. He feels that staff should work with the residents to try to reach a consensus. He does not feel that any type of committee can find a solution. Commissioner Barker feels that a lot has changed since the General Plan Update and the community is now feeling the impact of the development. She stated that despite the harassment and the holidays, the citizens were still able to gather 5,500 votes for the referendum. To her, this means that people are being affected on a personal level, and they are obviously very concerned about the City's growth rate. She feels that since the City is in the last phases of planning the community and is getting close to the build-out number, it's important to identify the necessary facilities for the next few yeazs and how to have development pay for and accomplish those facilities. Commissioner Barker also stated that the Staples Ranch plan had a lot of good ideas, i.e., a sports park and affordable housing. However, she feels there is a desire to complete the east side study quickly and that Staples Ranch should be included to ensure the right solutions for the schools, parks, and traffic are identified. She agrees with Ms. Roberts that city-sponsored plans are more fair and, therefore, suggests that this study be city-sponsored but citizen-directed. She further suggested that since the City Council felt the make-up of the Growth Management Committee was fair, the committee for this study should be set up in the same manner with each City Council member appointing one person, the Mayor appointing two, and the proponents of the referendum appointing four persons to serve on the committee. In conclusion, Commissioner Bazker feels that the study, or whatever is ultimately going to be done for the area, be done quickly so the economy is consistent with the plan. She voiced support for Option 3, leaving out the smaller areas of the Mohr-Martin neighborhood, with acitizen-directed committee where the proponents of the referendum have four votes. Planning Commission Page 6 April 8, 1998