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[Date]Desert View Village Planning Committee

Members of the Desert View Village Planning Committee met on October th to !isc"ss

an! a##ro$e%!is#ro$e the b"il!ing #lan of a #ro#ose! a#artment com#le& being b"ilt in the

Desert View Village' (he b"il!ing com#an)* +,L-./(,LON* LCC'* ga$e a #resentation to

con$ince the committee the) sho"l! a##ro$e the #ro2ect' .s s"ch* the meeting was one long

!isc"ssion of the #ros an! cons of the #ro#ose! b"il!ing #lan' hile all the members of the

#lanning committee that atten!e! were tr"l) looing o"t for the interest of their $illage* the

meeting 4"icl) t"rne! into an "norgani5e! !isc"ssion' ,nstea! of #"tting a 6ro"n!table

!isc"ssion7 s)stem in #lace* there was no or!er to allow for commentar) an! criti4"e' .s soon as

the contracting com#an)* +,L-./(,LON* LLC finishe! their #resentation* the committee

b"rst into criti4"e' Not onl) !oes an "norgani5e! !isc"ssion seem "n#rofessional nat"re* it also

forces the members to breao"t into si!e con$ersations' i!e con$ersations between members of

the #anel maes it $er) !iffic"lt for8 members of the #"blic to "n!erstan! an! follow the criti4"e

being !isc"sse! an! for an) !ecisions to be ma!e as a gro"#'

No one at the meeting res#ecte! the sanctit) of the motion' One member ma!e a motion

to a!! a sti#"lation sa)ing the com#an) co"l! not contin"e with the b"il!ing #lan "nless the)

agree! to b"il! onl) "# to two floors 9there were b"il!ings in the original #lan that were 3 stories

high:' ;efore the motion got aro"n! the table* the sti#"lation ha! change! to incl"!e that the

#ro#erties along Ca$e Cree /oa! wo"l! not e&cee! a one

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(he criti4"es ma!e !"ring the meeting were mislea!ing an! conf"sing' One member e#t

reiterating that the a#artment com#le& !i! not fit the 6feel7 of Desert View Village' .nother

member s#oe abo"t how she !i! not lie how o$erbearingl) large the com#le& was* also stating

that it !i! not fit the 6feel7 of the $illage' .ltho"gh these concerns are $ali!* the) !o not mean

an)thing to an o"tsi!e b"il!ing com#an)' On to# of that* the b"il!ing com#an) was alrea!)

bo"n! b) s#ecific criteria state! when the) create! the b"il!ing #lan' ,ts one thing to re2ect a

b"il!ing #ro#osal beca"se of it !oes not fit the 6feel7 of the $illage witho"t an) concrete

e&am#les or s"ggestions* b"t if the ob2ecti$e is to wor with the com#an) in or!er to allow the

b"il!ing #lan to #ass* it is im#ortant to gi$e s#ecific criti4"e' Lac of s#ecific criti4"e onl)

#rolongs the #rocess of a##ro$al'

Des#ite the !isorgani5ation* e$er) single member of the committee boar! s#oe their

min! an! st"c "# for the integrit) of their $illage' hen the com#an) ref"te! their fears with

stan!ar! facts* the) !eman!e! the com#an) treat their $illage as its own entit)* not one that

wo"l! be swa)e! b) statistics' .n e&am#le of this is when three members of the committee

eresse! their concern with the si5e of this com#le&* the com#an) member co"rteo"sl)

elaine! that their #ro#ose! >0?0 "nits was a low in com#arison to the a$erage' M"lti#le

committee members ma!e it clear the) were not concerne! with the com#arison to the a$erage*

the) were concerne! with its si5e in com#arison to the rest of the com#le&es in their $illage'

(he members st"c "# for the #"blic' (he #lanning committee re4"ire! +,L-./(,LON*

LLC' to hol! a comm"nit) meeting to get fee!bac from the local citi5ens' (he committee felt

the resi!ents sho"l! ha$e a chance to $oice their concerns abo"t the a#artment com#le&

#otentiall) lessening their #ro#ert) $al"es* blocing their $iews* an! congesting their area of

li$ing' (he committee was also concerne! with the affor!abilit) of the a#artments' Members

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wante! the #rice #oint to be low* or at the $er) least allow some chea#er "nits' ,t was the

resi!ent@s best interests the) were concerne! with'

(he whole #lanning committee atten!e! the meeting* along with fo"r re#resentati$es

from the b"il!ing contracting com#an)* +,L-./(,LON* LLC' an! two members from the

general #"blic 9m)self incl"!e!:' (here is a s#eaer car! to fill o"t if )o" wo"l! lie to s#ea*

howe$er* there were no s#eaer car!s fille! at this meeting' (he s#eaer car! is ma!e to limit the

amo"nt of time for #"blic #artici#ation' hile there was a sche!"le with times attache! to the

meeting notes* there was no s#ecific time limit for #"blic #artici#ation a!!resse!' hile the

meeting , atten!e! was not #o#"late! with members of the general #"blic* the committee itself

le! a meeting !eci!ing what to !o abo"t the #ro#ose! com#le& for almost two ho"rs' ,t too long

eno"gh for the committee to come to a consens"s on whether or not the) were going to a##ro$e

or !ecline the b"il!ing #lan' .ltho"gh there were no members of the #"blic to #artici#ate* it

wo"l! ha$e been har! for an)one to #artici#ate as the committee members tale! amongst

themsel$es for the ma2orit) of the meeting* maing it e&tremel) har! to hear what was being

!isc"sse!' Once the committee came to an agreement* the) !i! !irect a few 4"estions to the

6a"!ience7 asing if the) agree! or ha! an) comments' P"blic #artici#ation was #ossible b"t not

taen a!$antage of'

D"ring the meeting* the committee mostl) !isc"sse! the iss"es with a##ro$ing the #lan

as

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was an iss"e the committee* along with the b"il!ing com#an)* !isc"sse! for o$er thirt) min"tes'

ho"l! the a#artment com#le& be blan! an! blen!

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b"il!ing #ro#osal@s f"t"re' Eor now* the committee has gi$en +,L-./(,LON* LLC'

a##ro$al'