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COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2002 . Councilmember Carlson wanted to clarify that it remained uncertain as to whether or not that property was subject to lease or not and she wanted this point noted. • • City Planner Smyser stated he did not know for certain, but he would be surprised because the property was so small. Councilmember Carlson referenced page 8, the bottom paragraph of section B, "The proposed site configuration is intended to minimuze disruption to sensitive species." She indicated this is why she asked about other development on that site, because here that statement is being made and is in reference to what the DNR was concerned about, the heron rookery and cattail marsh and their response. Councilmember Carlson stated on page 12, top of the page, the western portion of the site is in the floodplain and she wished to clarify whether it was also correct that it is within the 1,000 foot shoreline ordinance? City Planner Smyser responded by stating the shoreland ordinance covers 1,000 feet from the ordinary high water level of the lake. As noted previously, he believed the ordinary high water level •is 884.7 so 1,000 feet from that is included in the shoreland overlay zone. That does not mean that nothing can be built in that zone. It just means the shoreland regulations cover that. So, yes, the flood plain is within the shoreland zone, he indicated. Councilmember Carlson state she had concerns about sewer and water not reaching this area before development. If the Council were going to be approving a single family residential area there it would not be allowed. On page 15, she noted thatelevated raM field mounds will be necessary because of the lower soils being somewhat poorly drained. She 'inquired as to how many mounds would be requierd, and what size and how will they be landscaped in? Mr. Walt Trishonhower, SRF Consulting,, stated the question was regarding number of mounds. There would be one mound, that we ave indica t on the plan. Councilmember Carlson indicated she was asking, because the word "mounds" indicates a plural. She inquired as to how large will that one mound be to be able to handle that size system? Mr. Trishonhower responded he believed that would be approximately 50,000 square feet. Councilmember Carlson expressed surprise and stated that City Planner Smyster had made that same comment on the height of the building being 80 feet earlier in the report. She inquired as to whether that mound would be landscaped in with the rain gardens, then. Mr. Trishonhower stated the mound area cannot be touched according to MPCA guidelines. Councilmember Carlson stated her next question related to the size of the mound because it has to do with (per page 17) solid waste, hazardous waste and storage tanks. It states that 140% of the proposed church is estimated to generate approximately 140% of the current church's solid waste amounts. Now the current church is 1,400 seats, the proposed church is 2,100 with a possible 700 is 2,800. Exactly 16