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Mayor Hanson stated that it may be difficult for the City to enforce surface water use <br />limitations on lake front properry owners. <br />Mr. Sommer stated that the issue is property values. If the lake changes from private to <br />public access, property values will decrease. People spend the money to buy private properry <br />to keep the value of property up. <br />Mayor Hanson asked the estimated value of the homes to be built. <br />Mr. Len Pratt answered approximately $250,000. <br />Mr. Howard Remerowski, 253 Twin Lake Trail, stated that no matter what type of <br />development there is, it will impact the lake. <br />Scalze stated that the park is not being considered at the east end of the property because it is <br />St. Paul Water Utility land, but there is also a St. Paul Water Utility easement at the west <br />end. She asked the status of the outlot shown for the park and whe[her it is just a drainage <br />easement or a wider land parcel. <br />Mr. Herbst agreed that there is a 40-foot St. Paul Water Utility easement. Actually, there are <br />two easements: a 24-foot easement for the drainage canal and a second one in case of <br />flooding. Because of the potential for flooding from Twin Lake, all of the plans being <br />presented are at an elevation above the water level of 875 feet. A survey report recently <br />conducted by Bair Engineeiing and adopted by the Water Shed Disaict reyuires that the <br />basement level of any homes be built be at a minimum of 12 inches above the high water <br />mark. The purpose of the easement is to prevent homeowners from building homes where <br />there is the potential for flood damage and liability. <br />Scalze stated that if no buildings can be built within the easement area> then it is not known <br />whether a park or a parking lot can be built. <br />Mr. Walsh stated that a park could be built, but there could be no buildings. <br />Scalze asked if there is wetland in the area. <br />Mr. Herbst stated that a wetland analysis has been done and some areas have been identified <br />as wetland. <br />Broecker asked if mitigation of wetland would be necessary. <br />Mr. Herbst replied, no because there are no plans for grading or putting in streets. The only <br />alteration would be storm water treatment which is an unknown until a hydrology study is <br />completed. <br />4 <br />