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. . . Planning Commission Minutes August 25, 1992 Page 14 proposed he has not seen any changes in the proposal. He stated that the developer should come up with a plan for the City to review. The City should not spend all this time trying to design the plan for the developer. Mr. Anderson questioned the developer as to whether he was flexible with the alignment of Freeport Avenue with Highland Road and whether the project could go forward if the connection was made at Highland Road. John Weicht stated that the 191-1/2 Avenue connection is very important to their development. Mr. Weicht stated that they are not trying to rush the process, but rather to address more than one issue at a time. He does not expect that answers will be gained from this meeting, but rather input on the development proposal. Mark Lavelle, 11783 19lst Ave. NW, was concerned with the buffer zones along Jackson Avenue and questioned whether the building would face the highway or Jackson Avenue. Commissioner Eberley felt the proposed development could be worked into a Planning Commission workshop discussion where they could seek additional input from the developer and the Citizens Who Care Committee. Commissioner Tveite stated that he felt that the two most important issues related to this request were traffic and the environment. Commissioner VanValkenburg stated that he felt that it was unfair to the developer to tie this project up for too long. Commissioner Minton stated that he felt that it was premature to have more public meetings on this issue until some of the questions, in particular the environmental questions, are answered. In addition, Commissioner Minton stated that he agreed with the City Engineer on the alignment of Freeport and Highland. Chairman Nadeau asked for additional input from the Planning Commission on the road alignment issue. Commissioner spotts and VanValkenburg stated that they agreed with staff on the Highland Avenue alignment. Commissioner Eberley and Johnson stated that they were not ready to commit to a specific alignment at this time as this was one small detail and there were a number of broader questions which needed to be answered first. Commissioner Johnson went on to state that she felt the traffic study should be more regional in nature and should have a broader scope. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON MOVED TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION AND MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD BE RESENT AND REPUBLISHED WHEN A DATE IS DETERMINED. COMMISSIONER TVEITE SECONDED THE MOTION. Steve Rohlf stated that staff is recommending that all reviews be completed and looked at together in order to get a comprehensive review of the project. Mr. Rohlf stated that this is likely to take some time.