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COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 27, 2005 APPROVED 0224 Councilmember Carlson noted that Clearwater Creek is showing leaking underground tanks, and 225 questioned why that was, considering the station is not very old. Mayor Bergeson asked Staff to do 226 some checking and report back to the Council. 227 228 Councilmember Carlson asked for clarification on the grace period for hooking up to water and 229 sanitary sewer mentioned in the AUAR. Community Development Director Grochala explained that 230 when City sanitary sewer and water are provided by a property, the City requires that when the 231 properties current well or sewer system fails, they hook up to the City systems, but there is no time 232 limit on when that occurs. 233 234 Councilmember Carlson asked if a stadium came to Lino Lakes, if additional studies would be 235 required, which Staff confirmed it would. She also asked about the possible northerly bypass, and 236 Ms. Schlichting stated any Federal Transportation Project would require separate study. 237 238 Councilmember Reinert commented on the comparisons made between the Comprehensive Plan and 239 the AUAR scenarios, stating he wanted to dispel the belief that there should be a comparison. He 240 indicated the Comprehensive Plan is created to give the City Council control and allow them to plan 241 for the city. He stated the 8000+ homes reviewed in the AUAR was an intentional worst case 242 scenario for the purpose of seeing the upper limits of the infrastructure and development. He 243 indicated the AUAR is an 'on purpose' exaggeration for the purpose of determining impacts to the 244 area. .245 246 Ms. Schlichting agreed, stating that this allows them to review mitigation plans for different 247 scenarios. She indicated one way to mitigate areas where development chokes the system is through 248 land use decisions, which become more apparent when you have the benefit of an AUAR. She noted 249 additional mitigation strategies will be in the final AUAR. 250 251 Councilmember Carlson moved to table the authorization of distribution of I -35E Corridor Draft 252 AUAR until the next Council work session. Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 253 254 Councilmember Reinert stated he would not be in favor of tabling; indicating the action tonight is 255 simply to distribute the AUAR to the public for public comment. He indicated he does not see that 256 anything would be gained by keeping this from the public for two more weeks, rather than gathering 257 their comments for the final document. 258 259 Councilmember Carlson commented that she believes it can be out to the public in the library and on 260 the City's website prior to their discussion at the work session. Mayor Bergeson disagreed, stating 261 that he does not believe it should be made public until the Council has approved it for distribution. 262 263 Councilmember Carlson stated her concerns were the lack of language about a possible Vikings 264 stadium or the Northerly bypass, and that each would require additional study. Councilmember 265 Reinert stated those concerns do not change the document and he believes it should be released to the 266 public. .67 6