This may be a tough one. Last time the council voted on this (Item #24), they only got 2 No votes and 5 Yes (Entenman was absent). Hopefully they can get one more vote.
You know my feelings on this, I think the developers/investors made a bad investment decision. Their tough luck as I see it, that is how it works in the free market. But when you have a development investor (Mayor Huether) managing the planning department, what can you expect? Rubber stamps all the way, Planning Staff/CHECK, Planning Commission/CHECK, City Council/CHECK.