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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 APPROVED 144 Don Acres neighborhood. The proposed plat would subdivide four existing lots and result in 14 lots. .45 City Planner Smyser summarized the Staff report and noted the location of a swimming pool that is 146 within the drainage easement and will have to be addressed prior to consideration of the final plat. He 147 advised that the Planning & Zoning Board recommends approval with conditions. 148 149 Councilmember Carlson asked staff to explain the MUSA issue and how it could be banked. City 150 Planner Smyser explained he would suggest the City ask for 17 acres of MUSA reserve which would 151 be set aside for this area, 6.2 acres would go to the Hailey Manor plat, and the rest would become a 152 sub -bank for this area should it further develop in the future. 153 154 Councilmember Dahl asked if both sewer and water would be extended. City Planner Smyser 155 answered in the affirmative. 156 157 Councilmember Dahl asked how many houses will be constructed. City Planner Smyser stated that 158 ten houses would be constructed and not phased. 159 160 Councilmember Dahl stated she remains concern with a piecemeal plan and would prefer to have the 161 entire area done. She reviewed the lots that could and could not be served with gravity lines. 162 Councilmember Dahl questioned the life expectancy of a grinder pump and when the rest of the 163 neighborhood could be served should their wells fail. 164 165 City Planner Smyser stated a grinder pump is an individual pump at each house that is paid for and 166 installed by the individual homeowner and would pump waste water up to the sewer pipe in the street. .67 68 City Engineer Studenski stated the pumps need maintenance and the life expectancy is not an issue. 169 170 City Planner Smyser presented the revised phasing plan, noting it will end up with three lots being 171 left over so the number is not over 147. With regard to Councilmember Dahl's question as to when 172 the rest of the neighborhood will be served, City Planner Smyser used a site plan to point out the 173 location from where a future extension will be made. 174 175 Councilmember Reinert asked for an explanation of the Metropolitan Council's consideration of this 176 requested Plan amendment. City Planner Smyser stated this is actually the City's second request for a 177 Comprehensive Plan amendment with the first request involving Elm Street. He advised that the 178 Metropolitan Council did approve that first amendment request; however, he is unable to predict what 179 the Metropolitan Council's action will be in this case. 180 181 Community Development Director Grochala stated that with this type of amendment, the 182 Metropolitan Council's concern is utilizing the infrastructure in place to its maximum. They 183 indicated that they would not look favorably on one acre lots or extending utilities to serve just one 184 acre lots. However, they would look favorably if it also included the ability to divide those one acre 185 lots. He noted this application proposes a resubdivision into urban -sized lots so he thinks the 186 Metropolitan Council will act favorably. 187 188 Councilmember Carlson noted there is infrastructure and a prior commitment for future subdivision 189 but the Council is doing quite a few things that the Comprehensive Plan says differently. She iii190 expressed concern regarding the land use change from Rural unsewered to Low Density sewered and 91 the request for additional MUSA instead of a trade. Councilmember Carlson noted that the 4