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APPENDIX A Ann Bucheck, 2301 Legion Avenue North, read the following statement at the September 1, 1987 City Council meeting. We, the adjoining landowners, believe the preliminary plat for Packard Park 2nd Addition should be denied for a number of reasons. 1. Lake Elmo City Code 401-240 Point 2E states that a preliminary plat needs to contain the location and size of "culvert" or other underground facilities within the tract and the distance of 350 feet beyond the tract". The preliminary plat that has been submitted does not contain a culvert on Legion Avenue that empties into Voge's property. This culvert brings runoff from Peltier's down to Legion Pond and is significant to the development and the impending problems the development could produce. The plat needs to be properly drawn. 2. Lake Elmo code 401-380B stated taht "cul-de-sacs shall not be longer than 800 feet" and the one for Packard Park is 900 feet long. The developer has stated that he will not put the proposed street through as drawn if the remainder of his land continues to be zoned RR. We, nor the developer has a crystal ball and it cannot predict the future of zoning. We must accept the present zoning and ask for a cul-de-sac of 800 feet to meet Lake Elmo code. 3. Lake Elmo code 401.220 B3 point C states that "provision for surface water disposal, drainage and flood control within the boundaries of the proposed property division" should be in the proposed design feature. Packard Park does not meet this code as the ponding area is outside of that area which is being developed. 4. It has been stated in the past that the ponding has been placed on the south side of Mr. Peltier's property and outside his development because "water runs downhill". We have a geat deal of fear that this is true and if the ponding is allowed to be placed in its present location the rainwater seepage, drainfield water, and runoff will seek the lowest point and add to the flooding that Durands and Legion Pond have at this time. To avoid future problems we feel the ponding area needs to be moved to the north and onto the 2nd addition. 5. Mr. Bohrer feels that a pond needs to be built which will trap a volumn of additional runoff generated by a 6-inch rainfall. We do not feel this is sufficient due to the record amount of rainfall we have had in the last 10 years --including the one the end of July. 6. We are worried about the safety and welfare of those individuals who will be moving into Packard Park and those who live on Legion Avenue. The street, Legion Avenue, does not meet code, was built in the flood plain and at some point will be under water. If these residents need a safety vehicle the travel time will be iIIULedbed and that time could mean the difference between life and death.