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. . . City Council Minutes June 11,2007 Page 3 It was the consensus of the Council for the applicant to work through the Planned Unit Development process. B. Concept Review for At'artments on Jackson - Pat Briggs Planning Manager Jeremy Barnhart indicated that staff received a concept drawing for a potential apartment/mixed use development on the east side of Jackson Street, east of Lions Park:, just north of the downtown area. Mr. Barnhart reviewed the request as outlined in his staff report. Pat Briggs, Briggs Companies, reviewed the concept drawing with the Council. Discussion took place on the previous Jackson Villas proposal. It was the consensus of the Council that they liked the streets cape and architectural integrity that the previous proposal had and would like to see similar elements incorporated into this project. Mayor Klinzing indicated that the city has enough apartments and that she prefers the Jackson Villas proposal. Mr. Briggs explained that the project has financial limitations due to the amount of soil corrections required. He indicated that townhomes are not a viable option on this site for this reason. He stated that he can work on the streets cape design. Councilmember Motin indicated that he believes the project may be premature but would like to see Mr. Briggs come back with a proposal incorporating the streets capes and architectural integrity similar to the Jackson Villas proposal. Councilmember Farber concurred. Mayor Klinzing recessed the meeting at 8:05 p.m. Mayor Klinzing reconvened the meeting at 8: 11 p.m. 5.3. Budget Discussions City Administrator Lori Johnson indicated that the length and depth of the budget discussions is at the discretion of the Council. It was the consensus of the Council to keep the discussions brief but for staff to outline any major budget changes. A. Street Department Street Superintendent Phil Hals explained that it became apparent after the heavy snowfalls last February and March that some adjustments need to be made to the snow plowing policy. Mr. Hals outlined some of the issues: Mailboxes Mr. Hals indicated that he would like to develop a policy for mailbox repair/replacement. He stated that he has been in contact with other cities and most of their policies outline that repair or replacement only takes place if the damage is a result of a direct hit to the mailbox by a city plow vehicle. Mr. Hals indicated that he would like to see mailbox requirements included in future developments. He noted that he has had conversations with the Post Office in the past and they indicated support for these requirements.