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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 14, 1995 carefully reviewed by financial and legal advisors. If the project is ordered, it should be constructed as outlined in the feasibility report. Council Neal asked who would pay for reconstruction of 12th Avenue and Holly Drive. Mr. Heth explained that road costs in the feasibility report will only bring the roadway to the current condition. There will be no widening of the street. It will look the same as it does now. Council Member Neal said he had not seen a drainage plan with the retention ponds. Mr. Heth explained that drainage and ponding was considered when the preliminary plat was approved. The ponds are part of the grading plan. Mr. Heth used the overhead projector to show where the retention ponds are to be located. Mr. Powell also explained where a swale and other ponding is to be constructed. Council Member Elliott explained how her street was documented to show the condition of the roadway prior to any construction so that it would be reconstructed to current standards. Mr. Heth noted that 12th Avenue and Holly Drive would be documented in this same manner. Mayor Reinert referred to a previous conversation regarding widening of the roadway. Mr. Powell explained although the costs included in the feasibility report addresses returning the roadway to the current standard, these dollars would be used to reconstruct the street to MSA standards. A feasibility study is currently in process to address making 12th Avenue and Holly Drive a state aid roadway. Chris Lyden, 6275 Holly Drive said that there is a traffic study on the roadway and asked how the costs of upgrading the roadway would be divided. He asked how much would the developer pay. Mr. Powell explained that the cost for the roadway improvement will be considered along with the feasibility study. At this point those costs are not known. Mr. Lyden said although the costs are not known, there must be a formula for determining what costs the developer will be required to pay. Mr. Powell said that there was a traffic study prepared some time ago which indicated what type of roadway would be required for the additional traffic generated by the subdivision. However, costs or how the costs would be shared has not been finalized. Mr. Lyden said that he believed that 60% of the cost would be the responsibility of the developer. Sue Walseth, 1101 Holly Drive said that since the development has started she has been living on an island. She did not realize how much dirt would be would be cut away from her property. A 15 foot vertical drop-off was created on the north side of her fence. Since Friday, it has been filled in slightly. On the east side of her property, a ditch ranging from seven (7) or eight (8) feet to three (3) feet has been created. The banks are not sloped but are a steep drop-off. After the rain there have been washouts and the fence had to be moved closer to the barn . She asked that a retaining wall be placed in this area so that the animals could use this area to get into the barn. Since there is no incline along her property, she felt that her land was going to wash away. Ms. Walseth said that she did not know that there would be a swale along her property. She said she felt that people purchasing these lots would not have much of a lot. Ms. Walseth also noted that according to the plans, her property was to be at the same height as the new road. At this time her property is much lower than the road. She noted that the contour of the entire PAGE 10