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Other Business: Draft Parkview Gardens Neighborhood Sustainability Development Plan Ray Lai stated that in July, 2012, the Plan Commission passed a motion to amend the preliminary draft plan regarding the parking lot #4 redevelopment concept. In September, 2012, City Council approved the additional scope of work with cost estimates for consultants as recommended by the Plan Commission in August. Consultants have since identified the changes to be made and have submitted a memorandum outlining the proposed changes for Commission approval before proceeding with implementing the noted revisions. Questions by Plan Commission members and Council Liaison / Answers by Staff: Q: A: What is the cost to create the documents and make the proposed changes? The proposed budget by consultants is approximately $35,000, and there is a contingency for $5,000 for a total of about $40,000. Q: It taken 4 to 5 months to reach this point. What is the timeframe, if the proposal were approved A: at the present time, to achieve significant progress? The formal contract subsequently had to be drafted and drawn up once the motion had been approved by City Council in late September. The changes to the identified revisions should be brought back to the Planning Commission in January or February. Q: The yellow-line version that Council has seen just flags places to make changes, so then it has to come back and have the new changes approved, so it probably going to be several more months. A: When the changes come back, Council could potentially approve the final draft document. We intend to put this on the website to ensure public access and review. A public hearing will be conducted at the City Council meeting, another opportunity for public input. Ms. Locke shared her concern with the public perception of the length of time taken to show progress with the project. Q: A: This plan includes a federal grant, are we meeting the required timeline? Yes. Tim Breihan, H3 Studio planning consultant, stated that the original schedule indicated a 3-month timeframe. Ms. Lewis inquired on the status of the parking lot. Q: If possible, could Council have a copy of the proposal sooner than the Council meeting? A: Yes. Ray Lai requested the Commission to approve the changes so that the consultants may proceed. Ms. Locke and Ms. Lewis addressed members of the public to briefly state their comments and concerns to the Commission prior to a motion. Dan Wald, 8420 Delmar Blvd., addressed the Commission concerning notification distribution methods regarding the meeting and the cost of changes proposed by the planning consultant to the proposal. Ms. Riganti stated that essentially the Staff responded to the previous motion passed by the Plan Commission. When the draft plan is revised for approval of the Commission, then all business