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COUNCIL MINUTES January 8, 2007 APPROVED •80 There being no one else wishing to speak, Council Member Stoltz moved to close the public hearing. 181 Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 182 183 Mayor Bergeson asked staff to respond to the questions raised during the public hearing. 184 185 Senior Planner Smyser first responded that what is under consideration is not approval of a 186 development. There is no development plan in place. The city is reviewing the potential 187 environment impact only. In response to questions, Smyser said, regarding the intersection of Lake 188 Drive and Main Street, the city will be reviewing that situation, as well as all transportation aspects, if 189 a development plan is submitted; it is recognized that a signal is needed at the intersection with or 190 without this project. Regarding the adequacy of the water supply, he stated that 300 additional homes 191 would not put a drain on the existing supply system. Regarding water and sewer services in the area, 192 if the project is developed, water and sewer will be brought into the western portion of the area and 193 that could be helpful to area residents, including addressing existing septic issues. On the question on 194 trails, a map of the project was shown indicating the trail system and it was pointed out that the trails 195 would provide access to the nearby school and park and, with a development plan, there could be 196 even more trails included. Regarding access to the Arena Acres site, a road is not being seriously 197 considered at this time. On the concern about the possibility of the sod farm development, that 198 would be a much larger project (in the area of 1,200 to 1,300 homes) and it would be impossible to 199 consider analysis of that project in this discussion because that project hasn't even been put together 200 yet. iik201 L02 Jason Husveth, Ecologist, Critical Connections, Inc. offered his response to the environmental 203 questions raised at the public hearing. He concurred that the area does have a high water table and 204 that has been considered in the environmental analysis. He has been studying the area since 1999 and 205 has documented the rare species. While there will be some loss of those species, there will be a net 206 gain through the setting aside of areas within the development that will be managed in perpetuity 207 through the development plan. Regarding the presence of high water, the flooding that occurred in 208 2002 was actually the result of a blocked culvert. Mr. Husveth explained that there would be some 209 aesthetic and ecologic change as would occur with any development but his opinion is that this 210 project will result in a net ecological gain through management. 211 212 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 07-06, as presented. Council Member 213 Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried with Council Member Carlson voting nay. 214 215 The council took a short recess. 216 217 Mayor Bergeson reconvened the council meeting at 8:30 p.m. All members were present. 218 219 Consideration of Resolution 07-05, Approving an Amendment to Height Restrictions for 220 Century Farm North, Jim Studenski - City Engineer Studenski stated that the original height 221 restrictions for this vicinity were established when the air park was developed. Since that time, the 222 runway for the air park has been resurveyed and found to be higher than originally reported. With the 23 concurrence of the air park association, staff is recommending approval of an amendment to the 24 height restrictions based on the amended calculations. 5