1999-0218 Special City Commision Meeting

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ACTION: (City Clerk's Note: The following documents were submitted into the record: Summary Minutes of the February 16, 1999, Citizen Planning Advisory Committee meeting; single page summary sheet dated February 16, 1999, from Tim Lunney; single page proposed amendment to page 31, Section 33-222 (4)(b) from Tim Lunney; single page proposed amendment to hotel amenities exclusion from FAR calculations, from Peter Weiner) City Clerk Brown-Morilla read the title and the public hearing was opened. Tim Lunney • of Walter Keller, Inc:, summarized changes to the proposed ordinance since the City Commission Joint workshop with the Citizen Planning Advisory Committee on February 8, 1999. He also summarized the positions expressed by the Planning Advisory Committee members at their meeting of February 16, 1999. Public Speakers: Tim Lunney of Walter Keller, Inc.; Robert Lilienfeld, Chairperson of the Citizen Planning Advisory Committee; Bill Lone; Ellen Wynne; Kobi Karp; Cliff Schulman, Esq.; Sam Richter; Charles Sieger; Gerald Goodman; Peter Weiner; Steve Lesnick City Attorney Lynn Dannheisser clarified Mr. Lunney's proposed amendment to page 31, Section 33-222 (4)(b), by noting that the first paragraph was a repetition of already proposed language and could therefore be stricken from the amendment handout. Robert Lilienfeld, Chairperson of the Citizen Planning Advisory Committee reviewed the views of the Committee, noting they were in favor of aiding quality hotel development, but the Committee was not in favor of going beyond a FAR of 3.5. He said he was personally opposed to unlimited height, and suggested a maximum height of 500 feet. City Manager DiPietro requested an amendment to pages 32 and 37, adding the words "and management." Commissioner Morrow moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to approve adding the words "and management" to pages 32 and 37. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Vote: Commissioner Iglesias y Commissioner Kauffman Les Commissioner Morrow yes Vice-Mayor Turetsky ves Mayor Samson des Cliff Schulman, Esq., used diagrams to propose allowing lots with widths of 400' or larger to be permitted to construct a building wider than 200'. There was also discussion regarding the rationale behind the consistency of dealing with property including the 100' wide lots. The public hearing was closed. Summary Minutes of the February 18, 1999, Special City Commission Meeting - Page 2 of 3