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Mr. Magliozzi stated, It's really a validation of the process. You have the Area Board of Zoning Appeals and, obviously, they have the authority to grant variances. We as a staff approach it the same way. We have to essentially defend the processes that were put in place before that. There were three (3) decisions that essentially raised the height from sixty (60) feet to whatever. Ninety -six (96) was maybe the highest. Now this one's going to one - seventy -five (175) or one- sixty -eight (168). Councilmember Tim Scott asked when the East Bank Village Plan was adopted, and Councilmember Karen White responded that it was in 2008. He then asked when it expired. Ms. Smith explained that it does not expire. Comprehensive plans are generally a twenty (20) to thirty (30) year timeframe. There were some action items in there, but it does not expire until a new plan is adopted. Councilmember Tim Scott asked if there was a percentage of what had materialized out of the whole plan. Mr. Magliozzi responded, Well, the Seitz Park effort that's going on now —to expand Seitz Park —that was part of the plan. The streetscape, that was part of the plan. Some other elements — obviously, construction. All the townhomes —like the current projects that Dave Matthews has —were part of that. It encouraged that kind of thing a lot. Ms. Smith added, Some of the facade improvements that you've seen along Jefferson would be within that. The new general store that went up and those kinds of projects —the improvements of the village. Councilmember Tim Scott interjected, saying, Those little Smart Streets. Ms. Smith responded, Some of them Smart Streets, yes. Councilmember Tim Scott asked that the presenters pull up the shadow demonstration on their Powerpoint again. He stated, You have snapshots of these within a timeframe, but we all know that the Earth moves. So, in the winter solstice, how long is that shadow over that area? Ms. Smith explained that included in the packet given to the Council was a download link to see the shadow demonstration in real time. For the sake of the Powerpoint presentation, the presenters picked 3:30 p.m. as a time to snapshot on the two (2) solstices and two (2) equinoxes for fair comparison between those days. Councilmember Tim Scott clarified that he wanted to know how long the shadows would hang over the area for. Ms. Smith responded that that was dependent on a lot of factors. Councilmember Randy Kelly asked in what ways the project meets some of the criteria laid out by the East Bank Plan. Ms. Smith responded, One of the things identified in the East Bank Plan was for a public parking garage to be on the site. The use itself is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.