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Mr. Danch replied, We work with the City Forrester. They have approximately ten(10) different species of tree that they like to see go in. We require a one (1) year guarantee on the trees from the developer so if the tree dies out early, they must pay to replace the tree. Committeemember Broden followed up, And what about fencing and landscaping on the property? Mr. Danch answered, We were deciding between vinyl fencing and wood fences. Vinyl fences have a better maintenance life than wood fences. We would also allow the residents to run their fences up to our land line. If we were to just do landscaping,the maintenance would be complicated due to the existing utilities. With no further questions from Committee or Council members, Committee Chair Davis then opened the floor to members of the public wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the legislation. Pat Matthews, 52127 Fall Creek Dr., Granger IN, stated, I am one (1) of the builder-developer partners for this project and I just want to support and back-up a lot of the comments Mike Danch made. We did have a couple community meetings. We went from thirty-nine (39) units in our original proposal to twenty-two (22) units. We have worked hard on the street scape. As the project stands now,there will be a private home-owners' association created for the members living in this community. The homeowners' association will be a good neighbor to the newly formed neighborhood association surrounding the site. One (1) of the benefits that this project has already brought was that creation of the Ironwood-Rosemary Neighborhood Organization. Before our proposal, the neighborhood was not very active with regard to a neighborhood organization. The SF-2 designation is similar to what we see in the Triangle Neighborhood. Another term that comes up is pocket neighborhood. There are some elements we are going to incorporate to further that concept. People are becoming more interested in smaller and maintenance free lots. We've also demonstrated how our product appeals to our target market of retirees and/or fifty-five (55)year olds and up. There was concern that this would become a rental community. There are twenty-two (22) other homes in the surrounding neighborhood that are currently rentals. This product does not lend itself to be a rental community. I can't change the narrative of anyone in the neighborhood, all I can do is demonstrate that we've been good developers by having community meetings and by promoting the benefits this would bring to the community. With no other members of the public wishing to speak to the legislation, Committee Chair Davis turned the floor back to the Committee for further comments or main motions. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to accept Substitute Bill 09-17,providing the written commitment be amended into the legislation set forth by the Area Plan Commission. Committeemember Broden seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of three (3) ayes and one (1) nay (Committeemember John Voorde). Committeemember Ferlic then made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 09-17 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Committeemember Broden seconded the motion which failed by a voice vote of two (2) ayes (Committeemember Ferlic and Committeemember Broden) and two (2) nays (Committeemember Voorde and Committee Chair Davis). Committeemember Ferlic then made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 09-17 to the full Council with no recommendation. Committeemember Voorde seconded the motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of four(4) ayes. Bill No 22-17-Rezoning at Northeast Corner of Ireland and Lafayette 3