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COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 14, 2003 APPROVED ift477 Councilmember Carlson indicated she had a general question. She stated there may be people who 78 are wondering how the City selects the ponds and ditches to be cleaned. She indicated she was 479 contacted about a pond that has filled over and is no longer really a pond. 480 481 City Engineer Studenski stated they do a review of the calls on ponds and ditches to be cleaned. He 482 indicated some of them can be handled by Public Works, and some are addressed annually through 483 this process using an outside firm. He indicated the proposed ponds are usually brought up due to 484 resident complaint or in other ways becoming knowledge of Public Works. 485 486 Councilmember Dahl moved to adopt Resolution No. 03-105 authorizing final payment for ditch and 487 pond cleaning project. Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. 488 489 Motion carried unanimously. 490 491 Resolution No. 03-105 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 492 493 F. Consideration of Resolution No. 03-106, Authorize Preparation of Plans and 494 Specifications for Marshan Lane Utility Improvement Project, Jim Studenski 495 496 City Engineer Studenski summarized the staff report, noting that due to current septic system issues 497 and the age of the systems in this area, staff feels it needs to be addressed and would like to do so at 498 this time. 499 00 Councilmember Carlson stated she was trying to look at how this can be a win/win situation. She has 501 six issues for staff to address. 502 1. This area went through the charter process, and there were more petitioners against than for 503 the project. She feels there would be the question in the minds of those who were against the 504 project why it is coming through now. She thinks this is a question for the Charter 505 Commission, since part of their responsibility is to protect residents from assessments they are 506 against. 507 2. Land surveys; there are a lot of property owners in this area who have been there for 30 or 40 508 years and many have a survey that is different than what they are being shown now. She 509 indicated this has to be worked out. 510 3. Road location. 511 4. Concern that once the City gets into this it will not be built to full length. 512 5. Storm sewer; they have been in mediation with one person already. Since they are going to be 513 building 450 units and commercial development there, she questions why there is no storm 514 sewer. 515 6. Assessment; she is wondering if they can make it more affordable for those landowners that 516 are not developing now. Also, if an owner looks at his property and says it can be developed 517 into four lots, and the City says it can be developed into two lots, how do they resolve. 518 519 Community Development Director Grochala responded to Councilmember Carlson's concerns, 520 stating that concerning the Charter, the way they are proceeding is typical of several projects done in 521 the City, citing examples and explaining that due to the charter position that where improvements 522 have been petitioned against the City cannot assess, hook-up charges have been created that apply • 523 only at time of hook-up. He noted they are trying to stay consistent with that. He indicated the City 524 got involved in this through Mr. Rehbein's request for subdivision. He stated that through that 11