Council reviews staff27s statement on Terrace Gate impact-fee appeal, asks clearer communications and predevelopment options

Councilors spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing a staff-drafted "council direction" document that summarizes the impact-fee administrator27s recommendations and the record from a December 18 appeal hearing on the Terrace Gate development. Staff told the council the draft is substantively unchanged from the earlier record; the only drafting edit proposed was to have the mayor sign on behalf of the council rather than each member signing individually.

Councilor Francis asked why the draft does not reference the denial of a right-of-way request noted in Director Alexander27s letter. Staff explained the administrator27s denial of the requested impact-fee credit rested on a procedural finding: the developer had not entered into the written agreement required by ordinance. Because of that procedural basis, staff said the denial applies to the full set of credit requests rather…