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Summary of Sector One Stakeholders Meeting #2 (May 22, 2002) Purpose of Meeting: Discuss Development Options &Policies Attendance: 36+ (not all participants signed in) Comment Forms: 20 The following topical areas were discussed at the meeting. The most common themes, general consensus, if any, and points of debate for each issue are summarized below: 1. Development Policy in Existing Neighborhoods Neighborhood residents overwhelmingly oppose any new multi family development within the Sector. They believe that apartments, particularly for students, should not be located in the Sector, but should be concentrated either very near the University or along the Interstate, preferably where the resulting traffic would not use Sector One streets. Most citizens were in favor of limiting new residential development to single- family only. However, there was a split among those that wanted only detached single- family homes vs. slightly more who favored a mixture of single- family housing, including townhomes, duplexes, and accessory "granny flats ". There was also a clear split between those who don't want any new commercial or office redevelopment in the neighborhoods and those who would like to see limited amounts of low - impact "neighborhood commercial and office" uses, particularly closer to the downtown. There is a general consensus that higher impact "general commercial" development is inappropriate in the developed areas of Sector One. 2. Development Policy for the vacant lands south of Purgatory Creek Carson Tract, etc. Citizen responses were generally opposed to the idea of a suburban development pattern in this area. The Carson's proposal (commercial along Wonder World Drive, approximately 35 acres of apartment complexes adjacent to the commercial, and the remaining 70 acres as single family homes) was not viewed favorably by respondents. Beyond that, however, there was a split between those who wish to see this area develop as a mixed -use "new urban" neighborhood vs. those who prefer this area to develop as a purely commercial and industrial area, as currently zoned. A few were reluctant to favor the "new urban" option due to lack of confidence that it would be realized and instead chose the option with no housing. Most of those who preferred the "new urban" option also preferred the Bishop and Gravel Street extensions across Purgatory Creek. Most of those who preferred the commercial /industrial option preferred to keep this area separated from the existing neighborhood and to not make these road connections. Sector One Stakeholders Meeting #2 Page 1 of 2