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Council Member Dr. David Varner briefly added that he appreciates the work of all parties involved. Council Member Regina Williams- Preston also added that she appreciates the work. This is indeed the work that Council requested at the prior December meeting in which the PUD proposal failed, so she appreciates the work being done. She added there were many professional architects and planners that spoke or sent letters of remonstrance on the original PUD petition, she wonders where these professionals stand on this compromise bill. Councilmember Broden expressed intent to propose an amendment that would ensure more public engagement and input as the project progressed. Council President Scott interjected that he liked the proposed resolution as is and would be pushing a vote on the resolution as filed with City Clerk's Office. Committee Member Broden shared that she thinks the Council is putting the cart before the hourse, and doesn't agree with the Council completely usurping the planning process. As the 4th District representative, she wants to ensure that past and present residents, businesses and developers have an opportunity to share their vision and weigh in on the height restriction. In fact, perhaps the 4th District prefers the original twelve (12) stories. If in fact they did, it would represent a huge savings to the City. She also asked what the timeline would look like to develop an updated, expedited East Bank Plan in relation to the timeline presented by Mr. Pawlowski earlier. Also, if the height restriction is lifted, she added, how far into the East Bank would the new one - hundred and twenty -five (125) foot maximum height allowance extend? Brian Pawlowski shared that the planning process is long and tedious and given the tight deadline of the Regional Cities grant, it's important to push forward with project. It would take approximately three (3) months to update the plan, jeopardizing the Regional Cities grant. Mr. Mueller briefly reiterated that amending the East Bank Plan would simply take too long in light of the June 1St deadline. Council Member Broden asked APC Staff to speak to legal options moving forward in this prof ect. Larry Magliozzi, Director of APC with offices on the 10th floor of the County -City building, shared that there are two (2) legal remedies in moving forward with the proposed project. The first he shared was outlined by Brian Pawlowski which is to petition the BZA for the height variance. The second would be for the Council to amend the zoning ordinance and update the East Bank Plan. Both are legal options on the table regarding this project. Committee Member Davis opened the floor for public comment. Rolanda Hughes, 1025 N. Riverside Dr., spoke in staunch opposition of the proposed compromise bill stating that she felt the Council has bought a compromise. She is in favor of a proposal that values the planning process and acknowledges the Comprehensive Plan and the C