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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 27, 2003 Fahey asked if Von Riedel was suggesting that the City Engineer directed him to put in the retaining walls. Von Riedel indicated that the City Engineer said that the steep slope could not be adjacent to the street. Von Riedel indicated that the remedy to that position was to install retaining walls. Von Riedel stated that there is not a lot of variation in grades and that neither the vertical nor the horizontal layout of the development proposal have changed much. The City Administrator indicated that there are grade changes of between two and three feet on some of the lots. The City Engineer reported that in comparing the Preliminary Plat with the Final Plat there are two to three foot differences in grades along Preserve Court. The City Engineer indicated that another option that lessens the slopes other than the proposed retaining walls would be to lower the street. Von Riedel indicated that given the City's requirement for a road connection to Viking Drive, Preserve Trail is proposed and crosses the Williams Pipeline. The grades at which the streets are proposed relate to the amount of cover needed over the pipeline. The City Engineer pointed out that the pipeline could be moved. Von Riedel responded that that would be a major undertaking. Anderson pointed out the Watershed's letter dated July 17, 2003 indicates that a permit has not been issued for this project, and the letter goes on to list the reasons why the permit has not been issued. Anderson stated that in reviewing these issues, they do not appear to him to be minor as has been presented by Von Riedel. The City Administrator indicated that it is his understanding that the developer leas made some revisions to the Final Plat in response to the Watershed's concerns. However, the revisions have not been submitted to the City, and are not reflected on the June 12, 2003 Final Plat that is before the Council this evening. The Administrator pointed out that the project keeps changing. Fahey pointed out that this is an environmentally sensitive area. The grades proposed in the Final Plat have changed by as much as three feet, there are issues with encroachment into the no disturb area, there are significant retaining walls being proposed, and the number of lots proposed is not appropriate. Fahey pointed out that eliminating Preserve Trail, shortening the cul-de-sac, and reducing the number of lots to ten would lessen the environmental impact on the area. Fahey stated that he is aware that developers want to maximize the number of lots, but this doesn't change the fact that the proposed Final Plat is significantly