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ability to stick to a plan, that that is something we get to consider. I won't belabor the point, but I am also interested in learning more and seeing what we can do together. Committeemember Oliver Davis asked, If somebody wants to change the East Bank Plan to add height, to add changes —is that a very difficult process? Can that be done, and does it take forever —a year or two —or can it be done quickly? What's the plan? Ms. Smith stated, State law kind of outlines what the process has to be if you want to make an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. They set how many meetings you have to do. You need to have a stakeholder meeting again. You need to invite the public. It would have to go to the Area Plan Commission to have a public hearing, then you'd have to come back to the County to have a public hearing. At the very minimum, I would think it would be at least a three (3) month process. Committeemember Davis asked if —in the case of an administration and developers coming against these established plans with new ideas —Ms. Smith's counsel was to engage in that three (3) month process and then come back to the Council. Ms. Smith responded, Actually, it was either at the Project Advisory Team meeting or, if it was not that, the inceptional meeting, that we actually recommended that Mr. Matthews go talk to the Department of Community Investment and do just that: initiate a new process for the East Bank Village to kind of come into compliance with that. I think Dave had a meeting used to talk in general concept about whether or not that's going to happen. We did suggest that, actually. If it has in fact changed so much, maybe that process should be started. And that was in June. Committeemember Davis asked if that was the June of the past year. Ms. Smith responded, Yes. Committeemember Davis asked if this particular case could have conceivably gone through the process she outlined. Ms. Smith responded, Yes. Committeemember Davis responded, Then this makes this situation a different ball game. He stated, We do need to make it clear that everything in 2016 is not prevented just because of 2008's concepts; that there is a process to change that plan to get this ready to come here. He then asked Mr. Magliozzi if he wanted to comment. Mr. Magliozzi stated, I think three (3) is rather aggressive... Ms. Smith stated, Ambitious, yes. Mr. Magliozzi stated, If you wanted to hire someone to help you do this, it's probably two (2) months just to hire a consultant, and then it's maybe three (3) to four (4) months after that ... I can't remember how long it took the East Bank Plan, but it was lengthy. I'm thinking it's a year, 11