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• • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 4, 2004 APPROVED 1 issues with the entire process including the fact that an EAW is typically not done 2 without a plan for the project. 3 4 Ms. Bor continued stated the Heron Group has retained a lawyer. The lawyer's 5 recommendation is included in the folder of information. Traffic is an issue but there are 6 also many other issues. She distributed a letter from another law firm regarding water 7 quality. She noted staff has not responded to the group's concerns about water quality in 8 the area. She asked the Council to review the information in the folder. She also 9 requested time to present the issues to Councilmember Stoltz. 10 11 Community Development Director Grochala stated there was a plan in the EAW. What 12 was unusual was doing an EAW without a formal application for the project. The church 13 volunteered to do the EAW. Staff did receive a request for a meeting with staff, 14 engineers and Councilmembers Reinert and Stoltz from the Heron Group last Thursday. 15 Staff time was limited and staff was concerned about inviting partial Council to a 16 meeting. Also, if the group was going to have their attorney and engineers, the City 17 would also have to have its attorney and engineers present. Staff did make it clear that 18 the additional traffic information was being reviewed and addressed. He noted staff has 19 also talked to MnDOT and the County regarding the additional traffic information. The 20 application was also sent to the County and the County has received many updates from 21 staff. The County has indicated they have reviewed the project and are not requiring 22 additional roadway improvements. He also noted water quality would be improved at 23 Lake Peltier but not to the group's satisfaction. 24 25 Community Development Director Grochala stated staff is doing the best they can to 26 present accurate information, from both sides of the project, to the City Council so the 27 Council can make a responsible decision. 28 29 Mr. Anderson asked if it is appropriate for the church to request a meeting with 30 Councilmembers. Mayor Bergeson advised Mr. Anderson is free to contact 31 Councilmembers regarding a meeting. Individual Councilmembers would determine if 32 they would like to meet with representatives from the church. 33 34 Councilmember Carlson stated she had believed she could not meet with the church 35 individually. She advised she had been asked to meet with the church, and had been 36 advised not to, and she would be meeeting with the church if there is no issue with an 37 individual meeting. 38 39 Mayor Bergeson advised the purpose of an individual meeting with a Councilmember 40 would be for informational purposes only. He stated a meeting with a Councilmember 41 should not be for lobbying purposes. 42 43 Mayor Bergeson called for a short break at 8:03 p.m. 44 45 Mayor Bergeson reconvened the meeting at 8:20 p.m. 46 47 Councilmember Carlson inquired about measurement details on the plat and the status of 48 the homestead in the area. She also asked about a CEPTED report and who would be