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0d6 F: e Two SPECIAL COUNCIL May 14, 1986 What do you propose to do? At the last hearing Mr. Ulmer did not have a viable plan, what does the Council plan to do with it? Do you propose to build a dike? Mr. Olson said yes. Do you propose to complete the ditch and weir? Mr. Olson said yes. You say you are constructing a dike and yet you say there will not be an increase in water volume. Are you building a dike to please RCWD? Mr. Olson said yes. What will a two foot rise in the water do to the wildlife? Mr. Olson said the DNR has approved the plan so they feel the impact will not be significant. Comment: You are protecting yourself and the people downstream, but not the people in the immediate area. Mr. Olson said this plan will rectify a problem that is already there. Is there an alternate plan if easements are not granted. Mr. Olson said none that RCWD will approve. Comment: I would think the Council would want to do what the neighbors want done, not what the developer wants done. Why not leave the plat one acre lots and put the holding pond on the plat. Mr. Olson said this would not change the RCWD require- ments. Is there no other solution than using Outlot A? Mr. Olson said Mr. Ulmer could acquire more property and increase his costs. However, the area is already there and owned by Mr. Ulmer and it was intended for this use. Can Outlot A be dug deeper? Mr. Olson said yes, but there is not outlet that deep. A gentleman said Mr. Ulmer contacted him once about the easement for the road. Then he told him he (Mr. Ulmer) was tired of deal- ing with him. There was no negotiation. A gentleman said another solution would be to cut back to 40 homes and place a holding pond on that property. A gentleman commented that he had bought a one acre lot and a neighborhood. If Mr. Ulmer builds 107 homes, this is not what he bought. He has contacted an attorney and will take action against the Council if this plat is approved. Mayor Benson explained that if municipal sewer is available, the City cannot prevent a developer from platting his property into urban sized lots. Mr. Toddie explained this area is in the Metro- politan Council's Urban Service District and approval from that body has been granted. Mayor Benson said the City has already planned that municipal sewers will be scheduled for this area with the adoption of the present comprehensive land use plan.