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181 COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 1995 Council Member Elliott moved to adopt the SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 01 - 95 rezoning the Clearwater Creek area from Rural (R) to Single Family Residential (R-1). Council Member Bergeson seconded the motion. Council Member Bergeson noted that a couple of residents who spoke under open mike requested that the City Council comment on why they were voting either yea or nay. He said the Council received a report on the neighborhood meeting with the names of those attending and was surprised to see that there were more people attending that did not live in the neighborhood than did live there. Council Member Bergeson said he thought the purpose of the neighborhood meeting was for the people who live in the neighborhood and people who own property there to talk with the developer and engineers and exchange information. He said if that had been a meeting regarding his neighborhood he would have been a little upset that all the other people showed up. Council Member Bergeson said he wanted to make the point that the request before the City Council is not a 456 homes, it is a rezone request and preliminary plat request for 153 homes. Obviously the developer would like to expand beyond this but there is no guarantee that this will happen. Council Member Bergeson felt that it is curious that people who are not engineers seem to know more than the engineers. He said the City Council must rely on the experts who have worked on this project regarding the adequacy of the sewer forcemain. Council Member Bergeson explained that the City Council has reports from engineers that this forcemain is adequate to handle 153 connections and possibly 450 connections. He said again the City Council has to rely on the engineers regarding the adequacy of Otter Lake Road and not opinions of persons who are not engineers. The engineers say that this road is adequate to handle the additional traffic. Council Member Bergeson referred to the wetland delineation and noted that the RCWD has reviewed the developer's delineation and approved it. He noted that in terms of regulatory agencies, they are one of the toughest agencies that the City deals with. If they feel that the wetland delineation is adequate, the City Council should rely on their expertise. Council Member Bergeson felt that drainage is a legitimate concern and if the rezone request is approved, further requirements could be added to the motion for approval of the preliminary plat such as cleaning the ditch. He said compatibility with adjoining land uses was also a concern. He felt that disclosure about neighboring uses is not a warning to prospective buyers, the concept is full disclosure by the builders and developer. A similar requirement was approved by the City Council in the area of the Lino Air Park. The builder and developer agreed to disclose this information. That does not PAGE 17