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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 25, 2003 APPROVED 334 Mayor Bergeson asked if they had any deadlines approaching, since they have already delayed once. •335 City Planner Smyser indicated they do not have an immediate deadline, but winter is going to come, 336 and to get the amendment through the Metropolitan Council and get this into the 2003 building 337 season, they need to move forward. 338 339 Mayor Bergeson asked if they were to approve this, would it be Staff's intention to request MUSA for 340 the entire area. City Planner Smyser stated he thinks it would be the best way to proceed. He 341 reiterated it does not approve anything, but it does not shut the door on it either and it would be 342 Staffs recommendation. 343 344 Councilmember Reinert asked if they approve Resolution 03-140, would it give Lot 15 access to 345 sewer and water. City Planner Smyser indicated the action tonight would not give it to anyone 346 because they are not dealing with utilities tonight, but it would make it possible. 347 348 Councilmember Reinert indicated he asks because of Mr. Borsheim's questions. He stated if this is 349 approved and it was required they hook up if available, it would still not be available to Lot 15, and 350 the City does not have a regulation requiring an assessment or requiring hook-up. He indicated the 351 way it looks now they would only be able to service three houses of the five that petitioned, since 352 Lots 2 and 3 are shaky at best, and the cost would be higher since it is only being divided between 353 three homes. He stated he is trying to relieve Mr. Borsheim's concerns that everyone around him 354 would have sanitary sewer and he would still be on a mound system. 355 356 Mayor Bergeson asked City Planner Smyser to review the actions necessary. City Planner Smyser 357 stated the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is necessary for the other two to occur. He reviewed all •358 three actions, noting they would use Resolution 03-140 as an alternative to 03-119. 359 360 Councilmember Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 03-140 approving a Comprehensive Plan 361 Amendment to change land use from Low Density Unsewered to Low Density Sewered Residential, 362 and obtain an additional 17 acres of MUSA, and include the site in the Stage 1 growth area. 363 Councilmember O'Donnell seconded the motion for discussion. 364 365 Councilmember Carlson indicated she did some research on their Comprehensive Plan, and on page 366 67 of the Development Framework it talks about existing infrastructure, which supports the idea of 367 extending the MUSA to all eight lots. She indicated it also supports trading areas, rather than going 368 to the Metropolitan Council for additional MUSA. She added it also talks about dedication of 369 MUSA. If they ask for 17 acres of MUSA, they cannot dedicate it to these landowners until final 370 plat, which concerns her. She indicated as she looks at the request for a Comprehensive Plan 371 Amendment, it does not fit with the Comprehensive Plan, and without a plan that would benefit more 372 of the neighbors, she cannot see voting for it. This is asking for significant actions, and she feels they 373 have to have something to benefit more of the neighborhood than what is presented. 374 375 Councilmember O'Donnell stated he has some of the same concerns. He struggles with this situation, 376 because some of the area wants development to happen now and some later. He would suggest if 377 there is the opportunity of an extension on this matter that they take it so Staff has a chance to do 378 something with the additional owners. He feels they would be limiting the options if they proceed 379 with this tonight. They have not talked about going off Arlo Lane for utilities, which may not be a 380 good solution, but has not been explored. He would like to see more of the neighborhood served by 1.381 the actions as well. 8