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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 1, 1995 PAGE 7 Mayor John closed the public hearing at 10:17 p.m. M/S/P Johnston/John - to approve Case No. V/95-25, with the condition that no additional signage is allowed, and the sign shall not project into the County road right-of-way. Motion passed 4-0. A sign permit will be required. E. CLUSTER CONCEPT: A cluster development concept was presented at the joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council on June 19, 1995. Since that meeting, City Planner Pung-Terwedo has been looking into the concept of clustering and presented a video on clustering to the Planning Commission. City Planner Pung-Terwedo addressed a memo to the council, dated August 1, 1995, and asked for Council direction on the clustering concept before proceeding further. A map was presented showing agricultural and residentially undeveloped land at this time, and the city planner stated she is receiving more inquiries of development options from farmland owners. Planner Pung-Terwedo recommended the council create goals and policies for cluster development in the form of a Comp. Plan amendment and establish a cluster ordinance to implement those goals and policies. Planner Pung-Terwedo stated she met with a planner at Met. Council, and discovered the cluster concept is such a new idea, even at the Met. Council level, they would be willing to help the city with the comp. plan amendment and establish regulations to allow for cluster housing. Planner Pung-Terwedo asked for direction, for staff and Planning Commission, on how the council wants to proceed with the cluster idea. The consensus of the City Council was to set up several joint workshops with the Planning Commission, receive more information from staff, learn more about cluster planning, with the objective of getting a consensus of the council and commission on clustering. The first workshop will be held Tuesday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. 7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. 36th & 37th Street drainage: Cost split with property owners. At the last council meeting, City Planner Larry Bohrer reported the out of pocket expenses for materials for the 36th and 37th St. drainage project were estimated at $5,000, with the city crew providing equipment and labor. The instruction was to contact the two property owners, the Strege's and the Boche's, to inquire if they would share the cost of the project with the City - approximately $1666 each. Mr. Bohrer contacted the owners and received a positive response from both. Mr. Bohrer added that he had suggested, to the owners, the possibility of reducing the material cost by the owners taking the responsibility of seeding the drainage ways rather than using, the significant amount of, sod. The owners are thinking about this suggestion.