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Prescott City Council Workshop — July 2, 2013 Page 3 The Council can determine that the previously allocated water be used for developmentNod until exhausted. The property owned could then have another discussion with the City about allocating more water. That will require performance by the property owner to move ahead to final plat and construction of residential units on rezoned property. The other alternative is to lock in the 248.5 acre feet and enable the property owner to earn additional water as development proceeds. Mr. McConnell said there are approximately 437.78 acre feet remaining from volume from the 1999 and 2005 Decision and Orders, less total committed/contracted water. Remaining volume from the 2009 Decision and Order less total committed/contracted water is 737.98 acre feet. Councilman Lamerson questioned if the rezoning needed a super majority vote, as the annexation did. He reported that at the Water Issues Committee, he questioned if certain actions could trigger the Big Chino Pipeline Project. City Attorney Paladini replied. Prop 400, which requires the 3/ approval is only for the annexation. Rezoning does not require any more than a simple majority vote (4). Another question is if the rezoning requires a cost benefit analysis. The answer is no. Council can choose to do that either formally or informally. Councilman Lamerson said there is also the option of doing nothing. There is nothing preventing the property owner from coming back at a future date asking for his property to be rezoned. Councilman Scamardo said he went to the Planning and Zoning meetings when this was discussed and he has no objections. He does have a reservation of allocating water at the time of rezoning. He would prefer to see the owner build the original number and then return to Council for the additional acre feet. He does not want to land bank 248 acre feet of water. Councilman Kuknyo pointed out the property is all vacant right now. Mr. McConnell said there are 710 residential units presently permitted. The rezoning would add another 600 residential units. These units would be on approximately 6,000 square foot lots. Councilman Blair said this reminds him of the development of Prescott Lakes. He is concerned with future rezoning. People buy a home, thinking they know what is going to be developed next door. He concurs with Councilman Scamardo. The water should be tied to performance. Councilman Lamerson asked Jeff Tripp, Airport Manager, how this will impact future growth of the airport. Mr. Tripp replied that the airport Master Plan is updated approximately every 10 years and the City reviews residential impact. He said looking at standards; the proposed development is well within the decibel allowed.