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City Council Minutes Decembe~ 5, 1983 Page Four 8. Park Development Plan The City Administrator indicated that a few changes have been made from the orig- inal design of the park to allow for structures to be located within the park in areas that have a better soil base, and also to address some concerns expressed by Mr. Bud Houlton. The City Administrator indicated that the most notable changes are the movement of the sliding hill and the movement of the band shelter to an area that would provide a better foundation. The City Administrator further in- dicated that there are some other slight changes regarding the ballfields and the berming within the park. The City Administrator indicated that approval of the changes by the City Council is necessary inasmuch as Barbarossa plans to begin work on the pond construction in the very near future. The City Administrator indicated that Central Lutheran Church has indicated that they would provide access along their parking lot for the park parking lot with the condition that they could use it for overflow parking for the church. The City Administrator further indicated that the pond as originally designed caused some concern, as a span of a bridge over the neck of the pond may be too wide and therefore, the pond may be changed slightly to reduce that bridge span. Mayor Hinkle indicated that he felt it was a good start on the park development. The City Administrator indicated that as the contractors put the pipe into the ground in the bog area, they will backfill with sand to provide a solid footing for access to the park. The City Administrator further indicated that the gift agreement has been approved by Mr. Bud Houlton and will be presented to the City Council for formal approval. It was the consensus of the City Council to accept the revisions and changes in the park development plan. 9. Planning Commission Public Hearings The City Administrator indicated that in April and again in May of 1983 the Planning Commission requested only limited authority to conduct public hearings and indicated quite clearly that they only wished to have public hearings for preliminary plats. The City Administrator further indicated that apparently the City Council has never recognized or taken formal action regarding the Planning Commission's recommendation on public hearings. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she felt the Planning Commission had made a mistake by their recommendation as she believed the Planning Commission should hold public hearing to obtain input from the public regarding decisions they are required to make. Councilmember Gunkel cited a recent example, the property on West Highway #10, of a decision the Planning Commission made without public input and then when it appeared before the City Council, the decision was changed based on public input. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that there is nothing to prohibit people from going to a Planning Commission meeting. Discussion was carried on regarding notification of the public in the newspaper on specific issues to appear before the Planning Commission. It was suggested that a preliminary agenda be published in the Shopper prior to Planning Commission Meetings. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN MOVED TO RECOGNIZE THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ONLY HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR PRELIMINARY PLATS AND