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6.1.A. - Page 75 see what happens. She also referred to a stipulated judgment and the topical areas for an EIR. She said that you can't change the rules of the game when the game is being played. This Council Member wishes for the two sides to sit down and find a compromise. This Council Member is unable to vote for it as it stands. She asks that people act reasonably and if two months can lead people in that direction that is worth it. Another Council Member believes that both sides attempted to talk and she asked what staff can do to make both parties move along efficiently. City Attorney Thompson said that there are a number of approaches and one of them might be to assign the City Manager and Community Development Director to lead a discussion with the groups. Mr. Ekern said that a facilitator could be brought in to see how far apart people are. The Mayor remarked that getting emails on this up to 5 p.m. and a large volume of correspondence was very hard, and she would like to see people work together and move forward and it can be done but it has to benefit all the areas and aspects. One Council Member would like a professional mediator working with the groups because after eight years, he thinks some assistance is needed. This Council Member also said to be careful of what you ask for and what you put into the record because it will impact all involved for current and future projects. He noted he had never seen so much accusation and lack of trust in all the communications. Another Council Member said he had similar concerns and ideas about finding some common ground, and he appreciated the leadership expressed by the Council Member that made the proposal to send stakeholders back to the table. Ms. Thompson said that today Council is not ready to make a decision based on the volume of information and material presented and that each group could designate a workable group that the developer could address and designating the City Manager and the Community Development Director to design a process. She said the City could arrange a mediated discussion but we cannot compel a resolution. Another Council Member said that he is not too hopeful that there will be a resolution by September 10, 2012 and he had concerns about setting a precedent regarding the creek set back. He added that the Council has already approved the project in the past. Another Council Member made comments about the 25-feet creek setback. One Council Member said she wanted to be optimistic about the outcome and she hopes that there will be six to eight houses at the site that could make people happy. This Council Member referred to the stipulated judgment which lays out the options. Another Council Member said she too wanted to be optimistic. She believes the 25-feet set back is a good compromise, she is looking for an area for walking and allows public access (even though it is private), so that there is a neighborhood feel and sense of community. This Council Member likes the smaller units in the front to keep the smaller scale, but understanding that it is rural and transitional and it will not remain that way. This Council Member feels that fewer homes might be a better fit and rely on landscape to keep that same feel. This Council Member said she shared her views to try and give some clarity. Another Council Member said he found the tone of the letters respectful and he appreciated them. He is concerned about the amount of time invested to CITY COUNCIL July 9, 2012 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 10