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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 06, 2013 Page 6 of 9 Council Member Smith expressed her comfort with the appointment after receiving council feedback. MOTION FAILED 2-3 (SMITH, PEARSON, AND REEVES – NAY) MOTION: Council Member Smith moved TO APPOINT MARY FRICK OF 2773 LISBON AVE N AS 2ND ALTERNATE ON THE LAKE ELMO PARKS COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. Council Member Reeves seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 4-0-1 (BLOYER ABSTAIN). Council Member Reeves congratulated Mary Frick. He thought all the candidates were great. ITEM 18: DIEDRICH/REIDER PROPERTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT Planning Director Klatt provided overview of the comp plan amend application. It involves a change to the future land use designation of property (PID 36.029.21.32.0002) north of Interstate 94 and east of Lake Elmo Avenue from High Density Residential (HDR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR). This property is located within the I-94 Corridor Planning Area and was therefore part of the area that was included in the last comprehensive plan update approved by the City. The property is presently under contract for purchase by Pratt Homes. Pratt would like to develop the property as a single attached/detached residential townhome development at a density that is much lower than the future land use guidance of HDR (7.5 to 15 units per acre) that was approved as part of the comprehensive plan update. Council Member Smith asked about the comp plan amendment. The status of the comp plan amendment was discussed. The upcoming meeting with the met council was also discussed. The final adoption is scheduled for 12/7. MOTION: Council Member Nelson moved TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2013-96, APPROVING THE REQUEST BY TAMMY DIEDRICH AND GARY REIDER TO AMEND THE LAKE ELMO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Council Member Smith seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. MEETING RECESSED AT 8:51PM MEETING RECONVENED AT 8:58PM ITEM 19: LAKE ELMO DESIGN STANDARDS MANUAL City Planner Johnson presented the Design Standards Manual. Staff has worked with Planning Commission for more than a year on standards. Planning Commission unanimously recommended adoption. Mr. Johnson explained the purpose of adoption. Mr. Johnson noted there are already some existing standards located in City Code § 154.555 that would be replaced by referring to the manual. Mr. Johnson explained the process of the development of standards and the review authority. It included seven Planning Commission meetings. A stakeholder workshop was also held. Two perfecting amendments were included. Council Member Smith stated that she had some concerns but overall likes the manual. Council Member Bloyer asked about competing communities and what they have for standards. Mr. Johnson explained Woodbury’s standards and what was used. The manual format is new trend. Most cities still have a codified version. Council Member Reeves asked about the Building Design requirements for windows or doors on all sides of building. This requirement being too onerous was discussed. The issue of whether the standards should be in a manual or codified was discussed.