02-07-2022 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APPROVED 131 132 Bill Perry, Carl Street, asks if improvements will ultimately require a larger culvert under 133 the airpark. 134 135 A resident of Carl Street noted that the lots on her street are generally one to ten acres. 136 This dense development would be quite change for the area. She asked that the council 137 keep in mind the life style changes that will impact existing residents. 138 139 Mayor Rafferty remarked that he's witnessed three comprehensive plan updates and he'd 140 like more information on how this area has changed in that view. City Planner Larsen 141 reviewed previous maps and noted that municipal utilities becoming available can impact 142 the low density; she noted that Century Farms is actually medium density. 143 144 Councilmember Lyden remarked that he is hearing residents explain that Carl Street is a 145 neighborhood and they don't want it to be changed by development of another 146 neighborhood. He sees that the connection of new development to Carl Street is the big 147 concern. City Planner Larsen remarked that there are things that could be done and 148 things that should be done. 149 150 A resident explained that before they purchased their home, they contacted the City, 151 spoke with the City engineer and they were told that Carl Street would not be connected 152 to development as is being proposed now. Another resident concurred adding that there 153 is a drainage ditch that would seem prohibitive as well as protected species living in the 154 area. 155 156 Mayor Rafferty added that it's a good thought to be fully open about the presence of an 157 airpark. He asked if staff could comment on the question about enlargement of the air 158 park culvert. City Engineer Hankee said at this point she could only offer that the storm 159 water regulations dictate that the amount of water staying on the site not exceed what is 160 moved away from the site. 161 162 Councilmember Lyden noted that he will continue to be leery when discussions begin on 163 water volume and rate. 164 165 Ian Peterson, development team, addressed the council. They wanted to get feedback on 166 the concept(noting density). They are working to update plans on comments received 167 from the advisory boards, etc. The big picture is that there are a lot of jurisdictions that 168 would be involved. As the federal government agency regulations change with 169 administrations,they are monitoring changes and those regulations have a great impact on 170 what can and can't be done. He remarked that what is being presented is a concept and 171 they are open to conversation. When asked if he could submit a plan that doesn't 172 connect to Carl Street,he said the original plan did not call for that connection. From his 173 perspective,the Carl Street connection is a public safety issue more than connected to the 174 developer's plans. 175 4