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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 28, 2003 APPROVED 574 through quickly. Councilmember Reinert indicated he would like to have time to review what they •575 have been given. 576 577 Mayor Bergeson indicated he has a slightly different view. He stated the Council has spent a lot of 578 time on this issue, and there have been a lot of reviews by the appropriate agencies. He agreed they 579 have heard and received a lot of information tonight, but they have not heard anyone say that what the 580 regulatory agencies have said is not true. They have followed the law, in great detail, and he thinks 581 they should move to a decision. 582 583 Councilmember Carlson indicated she could support Councilmember Reinert's position, since in the 584 criteria City Planner Smyser reviewed she still has questions, particularly in trying to decide if the 585 EAW fully covered related or anticipated future projects. She stated she has three questions for Scott 586 Anderson that may alleviate her concerns if Mr. Anderson would be willing. She does not want to 587 cost the church any more expense or time, but thinks a decision could wait for two weeks. 588 589 Mr. Anderson stepped to the microphone for the three questions. Councilmember Carlson asked if he 590 could tell her no additional development was planned on the site, and that the EAW covers all 591 development Eagle Brook will build. Mr. Anderson stated the EAW covers the only plans Eagle 592 Brook has at this time. He cannot say what they may do in the future, he thinks further building is 593 likely, but they will work within the system if that were to occur, just as they are now. 594 595 Councilmember Carlson asked if they would honor the greenway concept as shown in the 596 Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Anderson stated he does not know enough about that to answer. He indicated Eagle Brook is an environmentally conscious neighbor. He indicated they stayed away •597 598 from the greenway with the current plans, and want to be environmentally sound in all of their plans. 599 He stressed the church is very willing to work within the system. 600 601 Councilmember Carlson asked if the church will contribute to the infrastructure costs as stated in the 602 Comprehensive Plan. She indicated one comment by the Met Council is about sewer hook-up, and 603 she is not satisfied with staff's response. She advised the Comprehensive Plan stated developers 604 should contribute to this type of infrastructure improvement. Mr. Anderson indicated he was not an 605 expert, but as they go through the permit process, they will discuss and work with the City. 606 607 Councilmember Carlson commented that waiting for two weeks may give us more of an answer. Mr. 608 Anderson indicated the question did not seem to be part of the EAW issue. Councilmember Carlson 609 disagreed, noting they are all addressed in the EAW. Mr. Anderson reiterated they would be willing 610 to work with staff. 611 612 Councilmember O'Donnell indicated he could agree with Councilmember Reinert's suggestion to 613 table this for two weeks, but he will not. He referred to Councilmember Carlson's earlier analogy of 614 apples and plums, indicating they keep losing focus. He stated he would like to see Council move 615 forward with this issue tonight, and then deal with the host of issues surrounding the actual project if 616 a project comes forward. 617 618 Councilmember Dahl stated she has been on the Council for six years, and questioned why they did 619 an EAW with no project application. She understands they asked to have it done, but wonders why. City Planner Smyser reiterated that there was a petition to have it done, so the church decided it •620 621 would proceed. He advised they did receive a lot of information, just not the details they are used to 13