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HAMMITT Bob From: JACOBSON Jerry P To: ETTER John F Cc: HAMMITT Bob; ANDERSEN Chris F; FARKAS Abe K; CHILDS Jan W Subject: RE: Delta Ponds Property Date: Thursday, February 20, 1997 1:10PM John, under the options given to council are three cost - recovery scenarios. Staff is recommending, if the zone change is initiated, that the full cost - recovery option be selected. That means that a land use consultant be used to prepare the application with Chambers paying them in full, all staff time, costs of notices, etc. would be paid by Chambers. Very little would be needed by PW. I am aware of the concern about the impact on the ponds. I would be happy to note to the council your concern if so desired. The building would need to be reviewed thru the site review process in which we can look at compatibility issues. I think that both the council and Chambers should realize that a zone change does not automatically guarantee the 4 story building at the proposed location. From: ETTER John F To: JACOBSON Jerry P Cc: HAMMITT Bob; ANDERSEN Chris F Subject: RE: Delta Ponds Property Date: Thursday, February 20, 1997 11:53AM Sounds okay, provided the following comments are considered: 1. 1 hope the Chambers group will take responsibility for preparing the application and cost associated with the zone change. Getting park land zoned PL is a worthy objective, but we don't have the capacity to deal with this in Parks Planning without further delaying higher priority tasks. 2. Environmental watch dogs who follow city business may flag the fact that a tall building would impact the Delta Ponds as a wildlife habitat. I can hear them now complaining about light spillover affecting the nocturnal functioning of the ponds. What respect I have from those groups and individuals will be preserved if I suggest now that we identify the need to minimize light impacts on the ponds area as the design and operation of the building is considered, and review lighting impacts later in another permit process. - -John From: JACOBSON Jerry P To: ETTER John F Cc: HAMMITT Bob; ANDERSEN Chris F Subject: Delta Ponds Property Date: Thursday, February 20, 1997 9:07AM As you may be aware, Chambers Development Corp. is requesting that the City rezone the Delta Ponds property located west of Goodpasture Island Road (17- 04- 24- 40 - -TL 100) from R -2 to PL Public Land. The want to develop a 4 -story office building, but cannot build where they want to since the abutting Delta Ponds property with its R -2 zone has a pretty restrictive setback for anything higher than 25 feet. The Council Officers have placed their request on the Feb. 24 council agenda. If the council decides to initiate the rezoning, we will need to involve PW since you are the "owners" of the site. I will let you know the outcome of Mondays council meeting. Page 1