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• • APPROVED COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 16, 2002 the applicant does does not get that approval from the school district. Staff can address some additional screening and achieve a buffer if the Council wishes to do so. Acting Mayor Reinert stated the approval should be worded that an agreement has to be obtained from the school district to plant additional trees. Councilmember Carlson stated she does want trees on the school property but an agreement is needed with the school district. She indicated she was envisioning something similar to what was done in Blaine at the Home Depot. She read the Comprehensive Plan regarding landscaping. She stated staff and the City Attorney need to get the agreement from the school district. She stated she is disappointed that the City did not get more of a response from the applicant regarding this issue. Community Development Director Grochala advised staff and the applicant can accommodate the same screening on the applicant's property. Councilmember Carlson stated she was told there was not enough room to put screening on the applicant's property. However, if there is enough room and the same thing is accomplished, putting the buffer on the applicant's property is acceptable. Mr. Lashman stated he believes there is room to plant a buffer on the applicant's property. He stated the applicant will work with staff to have the buffer either put on the school district's property or the applicant's. Community Development Director Grochala suggested language be added as a condition that indicates additional buffering will be planted on the school district's property based on an agreement with the school district. City Attorney Sullivan advised the condition could be noted that a buffer needs to be planted on the applicant's property and as an alternative the buffer could be planted on the school district's property. Councilmember Carlson asked where the buffer could be planted on the applicant's property. Mr. Lashman referred to a drawing of the site plan and pointed out where the additional trees could be planted. City Attorney Sullivan advised it is the obligation of the applicant to come up with the screening either on his property or the school district's property. Community Development Director Grochala advised the condition could include that the applicant shall provide a buffer strip of plantings. He suggested that the Landscaping Plan be modified to incorporate additional screening along the westerly side of the development. Such screening would be in the form of coniferous plantings. The applicant may utilize adjacent school district property to satisfy this requirement provided that appropriate documentation, in a form approved by the city attorney, is provided granting permission by the school district to perform such activities. 25