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MINUTES City Council Apri7 8, 1981 Mayor Hanson state~ that he acknowledged receipt of these petitions. The City Flttorney stated that the minutes should reflect the receipt of this petition. However, the Flttorney felt the petition was not in order in view of the rezoning of the property from R-3 to R-2 PUD and the concept approval granted Mr. Hughes. Mr. Parks stated that these are concerns that were expressed at the time of the public hearing. Mrs. Nardini informed the audience that the Counci1 felt the rezoning to R-2 PUD was the lesser of two evils. linder the R-3 zoning that was on the property a 39 unit apartment bui7ding cou7d have been built. Mr. Forsberg stated that the proposal is only for 16 units rather than the 39 units the neighborhood could have gotten. Forsberg also stated that the R-2 PUD zoning would serve as a buffer between the R-1 property and the railroad tracks. A member of the audience stated that it is the people that will be living in the area that the neighbors are concerned with, Mayor Hanson stated that he knows of several private homeowners who do not keep up their property. Mayor Hanson also stated that the public hearing on this matter was conducted fairly. A member of the audience stated that there were two meetings held on this subject, and there were people who could not attend both meetings. Mrs. Nardini informed the audience that if everyone in the neighborhood had opposed the rezoning to R-2 PUD, the Council would sti17 not have had an alternative but to rezone to R-2 PUD. Nardini stated that the City did not feel it could afford to pay the damages on this piece of property that would have resulted in rezoning it to R-1. Minnesota Mr. Bruce Hubbard of Minnesota Mini Storage appeared before the Council Mini requesting approval of the concept plan for the m5ni storage development Storage he is proposing. Mr. Hubbard stated that he has had several meetings with the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation and the result of these meetings is that Mr. Hubbard will be dedicating approximately 2.2 acres of property as ponding area. Mr, Hubbard stated that the State will be screening the ponding area. Minnesota Mini Storage will be giving the City easements to get to their lift station. Mr. Hubbard also stated that he will be installing an underground storm sewer system to handle the drainage problems of the private homes in the area. The City Planner stated that the Council should grant concept and development stage approval contingent upon the grading and drainage plan approval of the City Engineer and the legal aspects being worked out 6y the City Attorney. Page -17-