01-16-08 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 16, 2008 commercial and residential rate until the property is sold for commercial use. Interest could accrue on the deferred portion of the assessment. He then reviewed the proposed project schedule as well as construction issues that are typical of any project. Elaine Zoch indicated that they are not in favor of the project and do not agree that the road needs to be reconstructed. Zoch suggested a resurfacing of the road. Zoch also expressed concern with the need for retaining walls and the loss of significant evergreen trees on their property as a result of reconstruction. Zoch noted that they also owned the lot at the corner of Condit Street and Yorkton Ridge and was concerned that the additional right-of--way needed for the street would make this lot substandard. Zoch felt that the project would result in a lot of money being spent on a road that sees very little traffic. Should the project proceed, Zoch indicated that she had a lot of questions. Marcel Zoch indicated that he opposed the road project, and was strongly objected to the loss of his trees. Zoch felt that the project should be denied and was a waste of money. He also felt that the additional right-of way that was needed should have come from the east side of Condit. Allan asked how the Zoch property came to be zoned B-3. Elaine Zoch reported that when the City was proposing the rezoning of the property on the east side of Condit to B-3 District, she and her husband objected to the rezoning. The City then offered to rezone their property to B-3 stating that it would be more valuable. The City Administrator agreed that the Zoch property would be greatly impacted by the Condit Street improvement. He indicated that staff considered a 24-foot versus 28-foot wide road improvement, however, the tree loss is the same. The Administrator noted that the power lines run through many of the trees, but agreed that the trees are large and mature. The Administrator indicated that City staff is recommending the retaining wall along the west side of the road. He noted that the developer did not put one in on the east side of Condit due to cost considerations. Marcel Zoch questioned the impact of the retaining wall his corner lot. The City Administrator reported that the retaining wall would be installed to protect the grade. As the grade decreases, so would the height of the retaining wall. The Administrator noted that the Condit Street improvement issues with the Zoch property are the need for a retaining wall, impact on evergreens, and the need to move some trees on the north end of the driveway. The Administrator reported that he informed the Zoch's that the City would be willing to do tree replacement, moving in trees as large as possible to replace those that are lost. Also, if any trees