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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-14-08 City Council WorkshopCity of Lake Elmo 3800 Laverne Avenue City Council Workshop October 14, 2008 5:30 PM - 9 PM (nose 5:30 PM Start) The purpose of the workshop is to provide the city council with the information contained in the preliminary draft of the Village AUAR. This will be a substantial amount of information to be presented. AGENDA 1. Call to order Mayor Dean Johnston 2. Introduction Susan Hoyt, City Administrator 3. Review the purpose of and the preliminary draft of the Village Ciara Schlichting, Bonestroo AUAR • Ciara will stop for questions from the Council at key breaking points throughout her presentation 4. Comments received to date Ciara Schlichting, Bonestroo Comments to: AUARdraftcomments@lakeelmo.ora 5. Next steps in the AUAR process Ciara Schlichting, Bonestroo 6. Questions from the public Mayor Johnston facilitates 7. Adjourn Mayor Johnston ATTACHMENTS: 1 Powerpoint presentations from September 18 and October 2 2 AUAR Advisory Panel Notes from September 18 and October 2 3 Timeline (The Preliminary Draft of the Village AUAR has been distributed to councilmembers and candidates. The document is on the city's web site. ) •.-.a r¢y K the CIO' of taKG trtn� Preiminery Ore< - September, 200E I latE'S‘r SC. Atttrr7E; - SAW" la%'+?ird t k: h,thk:z. "44 ,VV.1 , • v C nun; vv., -41,11.,;kAric44q.,A,0=';;;Inricc:,,,A-4,-qqqyarA,,Inu.• L',!.1kfF.iqU‘1,:qc1.41cq.bc‘Ac.," A BJ qyAik...qqc .K4IYW:icaddltittAqq)ki c',4r1 I AA, ZqAic‘c• FIGURE 21-7 ,und., FRout Vinaqe fiewrorm G 11-2,-uveu Po Gsuy • -112; VS, -"v- .:A "'re_ '_,-r--,-,,l v*Vi s mrsv. 11." Wj FIGURE 21-7 0::(.` ',RS 9,IL.I.c, cur d '..,FIE,ARGIa.u. CM ,e' oprntnt or. Irnpro,n1FeavwFy tletRorlf Boi BOrkeSIDDO 1- k 1/2( nes' so•ls, • s setssis F:GURE ": 105 r. ;1 o Ctn.efot-Em,n, tit ts„g1\ ' 5 aL:211.1i1, 's E If " irMi s.. 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Goosed Ponds' OAF Boandary MajorWalersled Sovnda Mae WaMIMsd Bou+Jary _ I Mun:npal Boundary DA:najo Dnetvn m 200e Downtown Area Pc-Cg Antif:i -MajorWnterst:ed Boundary Mpor Watershed Boundary 9mMage Dredinn lyak mmmmmornmuu uouuuuiuumu Attendees: Steve DeLapp - City Council Member Liz Johnson - City Council Member Susan Hoyt - City of Lake Elmo Kyle Klatt - City of Lake Elmo Kelli Matzek - City of Lake Elmo Ciara Schlichting - Bonestroo Advisory Panel Members (*not all members were in attendance): Fred Banister Todd Bruchu Margaret Carlson John Dobbs Neil Krueger Jim Lammers Jennifer Pelletier Todd Ptacek Peter Schiltgen Greg Schlink David Steele Judith Screaton/David Screaton Residents: Susan Dunn Paul Bruggeman Presentation Discussion Item 1 - 7 No comments. Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Margaret Carlson: Ciara Schlichting: Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: Is the executive summary also sent out with the draft AUAR? Yes, that information is also part of the AUAR. In table 6-5, are those dates tentative? Prior to the dates, will it be evaluated? The table shows the sequence; the dates are tentative. Project construction would not begin until 2010 at the earliest. Is Scenario D still a viable option? Scenario D is the Comprehensive Plan which is required to be looked at. The last sentence in the executive summary on page ii mentions the need to amend the AUAR if the amount of commercial is reduced. It should say it will not need to be amended if the amount of commercial is reduced. Page 1 Greg Schlink: He has a comment on traffic. Susan Hoyt: The comment should be sent to the email auarcomments®lakeelmo.ore Item 8 - Permits and Approvals Required Margaret Carlson: What is MS4? Ciara Schlichting: It stands for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Susan Hoyt: It has to do with storm Water. Jennifer Pelletier Susan Hoyt: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: Todd Bruchu: Ciara Schlichting: Todd Bruchu: Ciara Schlichting: Item 9 - Land Use No comments. :At what point should comments be made regarding the proposed buffer? In looking at the scenarios and principle 13 from the master plan, the Comprehensive Plan has more green space that directly impacts neighborhoods. The buffer area is naturally built into the Comprehensive Plan adjacent to the airport. She prefers more of a buffer according to principle 13. Scenarios are not chosen at this time, but comments are appreciated. Figure 9-1 shows the existing land use, but the property along 34th Street is part of the Sunfish Ponds development and is in a conservation development. All the maps show the municipal boundary in the legend, but it isn't shown on the map. Mitigation for land use should include something about Lake Jane Landfill as ground water contamination may have reached certain portions of the village area. That will be discussed in Item 19, but believes the plume has not reached the village yet. It is important to address. Do we have a total area for surface water? On Table 9-1, on page 13. The open water includes the two lakes and open water areas. So, open water is not included in the open space. Open space and open water are differentiated. Item 10 - Cover Types Jennifer Pelletier:Figure 10-1. What kind of acreage is there for woodlands? Ciara Schlichting: Currently, there are 23 acres of woodlands. Peter Schiltgen: This includes the existing cemetery. Ciara Schlichting: That should not be included - it will be changed. Neil Krueger: Table 10-2, page 29. Has a problem with "land cover conversion" as it is not a conversion, but is destroying. The words "eliminated" or "gone" should replace "conversion." That word is not strong enough - should be straight forward. Page 2 Ciara Schlichting: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: In the text, it does mention reduction and loss of forest. Conversion is language used in environmental review lexicon. Wants to point out numbers; significant forest and farms are being lost. Important to be clear Item 11 suggests mitigation for this Margaret Carlson: Called for a five minute break at 8:10 p.m. Reconvened at 8:20 p.m. Item 11 - Fish, Wildlife and Ecologically Sensitive Resources Jennifer Pelletier:When was the last test for an active bald eagle's next? Ciara Schlichting: In 2005 the nest was viewed as inactive. It was last observed as active in 2000. Guidelines exist for buffers from development - currently none of the scenarios provide development near it. Peter Schiltgen: Asked if Bonestroo staff has toured the area and asked where the information was obtained. Ciara Schlichting: Bonestroo's wildlife biologist and an ecologist supplied the analysis. The land cover data is provided by the Washington County Conservation District to verify their information. Peter Schiltgen: Asked Ciara if she knows where all the woodlands and farms are. Ciara Schlichting: She has driven around and viewed what she can from the road. Jennifer Pelletier:Friends have mentioned potential new Bald Eagle nests around Reid Park and she would recommend buffering that area as much as possible. Ciara Schlichting: If a nest exists, it should be reported to the DNR. It is easy to view nests when the leaves are off due to their large size. Greg Schlink: The city has no tree protection regulations, but it is not mentioned in the mitigation plan to add anything. Page 29, center of the page - there is talk about conversion, but nothing preventing trees from being preserved. Is it in the mitigation strategies? Ciara Schlichting: A certain ordinance may not have been outright recommended, but the mitigation plan will discuss measures to protect these resources. No tree preservation regulations exist currently except within the shoreland zone. Susan Hoyt: To clarify, recommended ordinances could include protecting trees. Neil Krueger: There are more wetlands than what is listed in the document. In the mitigation summary, how would we protect those that are not listed. Ciara Schlichting: The document is based on the information available today. At the time of the development, developers will have to officially delineate wetlands, whether or not they have been previously mapped. The wetland data came from the National Wetlands Inventory. Jennifer Pelletier:Does this include the recent updated floodplain information? Ciara Schlichting: It is included in items 12 and 14 later in the document. Neil Krueger: What happens to wetlands with development? Page 3 Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: The Valley Branch Watershed District has stringent wetland regulations that are dependent on the function and value of a specific wetland. The state has a wetland conservation act; there are many requirements. The city will be doing a surface water management plan to address this issue as well. Does the watershed address the impact of wells' impacts to wetlands? Does not think VBWD address groundwater. Item 12 - Physical Impacts on Water Resources Margaret Carlson: Are any class of wetlands exempt from being replaced? Ciara Schlichting: Does not think so, sometimes they can be replaced at a one to one ratio. Margaret Carlson: Those classified as reserve class can not be replaced? Ciara Schlichting: That is her understanding. There was one wetland proposed to function as storm water ponding, depending on the development scenario that is selected. Item 13 - Water Use Susan Hoyt: City engineer will be giving a presentation on a water plan on October 7th and a new well is proposed. The City is in the process of a water plan. Todd Bruchu: Does that require a separate AUAR? Ciara Schlichting: No, the city will plug that information in. Jennifer Pelletier:If the hospital came in, the information would need to be reevaluated. Susan Hoyt: The city has been aware of this, but the contaminants have put us behind on adding a new well. Neil Krueger: Table 13-3 on page 31 has wells listed, but the State has more updated information. Two more wells have been capped than what is shown. Ciara Schlichting: The information was from 2007, so the information may have changed. Neil Krueger: Their two wells are capped. Some names are different. Ciara Schlichting: There could be additional wells - the draft document contains only those that are reported. This issue should be revisited at the time of development. On page 55, the top sentence says two new wells will be required in addition to one - that should be corrected. In the mitigation for water usage, what about listing some environmental things that can be done to mitigate usage such as rain gardens and green landscaping? Good point. The City could develop programs to encourage water conservation. Greg Schlink: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: Item 14 - Water -Related Land Use Management Districts No comments Item 15 - Water Surface Use No comments Page 4 Item 16 - Erosion and Sedimentation No comments Item 17 - Water Quality - Surface Water Runoff Todd Bruchu: Would the mitigation strategy mitigate storm water runoff to the lake? Ciara Schlichting: It would mitigate the rate, not the volume control, which is different. The mitigation plan will suggest that the ponds be constructed to store water and provide continuous conveyance system along natural drainage routes. Jennifer Pelletier:If various developments occurred simultaneously, how would the city control it? Ciara Schlichting: Each project would have to have a surface water management plan along with SWPPP and VBWD reviews. Item 18 - Water Quality - Wastewater Neil. Krueger: Wants to make a plug for conservation. So many things for green buildings - restricted flow and irrigation of lawns. Would like to see conservation measures in there. Page 78 - the statement says the city plans to abandon all septic systems - does that mean functioning sewer systems will be abandoned? Ciara Schlichting: The information was taken from the Comprehensive Plan and is intended to be done by 2030 for city owned 201 systems. Next Steps: Items 19 - 31 and a draft mitigation plan will be provided for review. Susan Hoyt: If the mitigation plan is adopted as part of the AUAR plan, what does that mean? What if the city neglects to incorporate the mitigation plan into city ordinances? Ciara Schlichting: If the mitigation plan is not followed, they would be in violation of the plan. It is not a fluff document - more than just information. Jennifer Pelletier:Scenarios A,B,C and D have different residential unit counts, but there is the same square footage for institutional space. More new homes will require another school and more institutional space. Ciara Schlichting: She obtained information from the main person at the school district and provided them with information concerning potential additional students. At this time, they did not identify the need for additional schools. The school district can change district lines. This is addressed further in item 28. The comment that you believe the identified non -need of school space information may be inaccurate can be submitted. Does he have the different scenario information? The email. to submit comments to is auarcomments@lakeelmo.ore In table 10.2, does artificial surfaces mean roads? Liz Johnson: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Todd Bruchu: Susan Hoyt: Todd Bruchu: Page 5 Ciara Schlichting: Todd Bruchu: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Dunn: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Dunn: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: Neil Krueger: Jennifer Pelletier Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Dunn: Mowed grass is considered artificial if it is associated with a home. Also includes roads and existing development. It is defined in item 10. Are roads broken out? The information is not provided in that way. There are so few trees which are a positive enhancement to the village, the preservation of trees should be incorporated. Has a concern about the impact to Reid Park. Thinks this should go to the Park Commission. The area around the park is what was identified. There is not a line saying that this is a wildlife corridor and this isn't. We should take a stab at wildlife populations that would be dispersed. Like a wildlife survey? What populations are there and will be dispersed. :The Planning Commission looks at the largest chunks of wildlife area to be preserved when development proposals are submitted. Conducting wildlife surveys is not included in the AUAR. The city could ask for it. Just because something isn't in the mitigation plan, does not mean the city can't require more. From an environmental stand point, anything that can be done to bring that to fruition is important. There are still some issues of how ponds function. The newspaper incorrectly reported that the meeting would be held September 25tn * Next Meeting October 2nd Citv Hall 7PM * Page 6 Attendees: Susan Hoyt - City of Lake Elmo Kyle Klatt — City of Lake Elmo Kelli Matzek - City of Lake Elmo Ciara Schlichting - Bonestroo Advisory Panel Members (*not all members were in attendance): Fred Banister Todd Bruchu Margaret Carlson John Dobbs Neil Krueger Jim Lammers Jennifer Pelletier Todd Ptacek Peter Schiltgen Greg Schlink David Steele Judith Screaton/David Screaton Residents: Susan Dunn Gloria Knoblauch Paul Bruggeman Jeff Berg Presentation Discussion Item 19 — Geologic Hazards and Soil Conditions Neil Krueger: Does the plan address the gallons of ground water being pumped out due to the groundwater contamination? Ciara Schlichting: She will take that question back to the hydrogeologist on her team. Item 20 — Solid Wastes; Hazardous Wastes & Storage Tanks Margaret Carlson: Ciara Schlichting: Margaret Carlson: Since medical institutions may be in the future village area, should the regulation of medical waste be added? That information should be added. On page 82, residential waste is currently taken to the garbage burning facility in the City of Newport in addition to landfills for incineration. Lead acid batteries can also be picked up. Page 1 U:\AUAR - Village Area\Advisory Panel\Adv Panel discussion notes 10-2-08 v_3.doc Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: Item 21 — Traffic Margaret Carlson: Ciara Schlichting: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Margaret Carlson: Jennifer Pelletier comments: Clara Schliching: Todd Bruchu: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Ciara Schlichting: Todd Bruchu: Ciara Schlichting: Todd Bruchu: Susan Hoyt: Table 20-2 identifies the same amount of commercial for each of the three scenarios. Is that realistic if there are less people in the village? The market demand for commercial may be less than what was studied in the AUAR, but a market analysis was not done. A market analysis would usually be done later. The grey box states EAW instead of AUAR. Text in the grey box comes from the EQB's EAW form. Why are the three conditions evaluated in the traffic analysis different than the three scenarios? The three conditions are analyzed to differentiate between existing transportation system needs, transportation system needs by the year 2030 without Village development, and transportation system needs by the year 2030 with Village development.. The analysis does use the three development scenarios to analysis the transportation system needs by the year 2030.. Jennifer Pelletier wanted her comments added regarding traffic even though she was unable to attend the meeting. The background document published last summer had a more strongly worded description of level of service than what is in the document today. This will be looked at. The conversion of Highway 5 to four lanes sounds eminent. Not necessarily. These are estimates and factors such as an economic slow down may have an impact. The projected two percent growth rate in traffic (without Village development) may not be realized. This is projected out to 2030. Does it assume transportation plans for the surrounding areas or does it assume the status conditions everywhere else? It assumes the things that are here today are the same in 2030. There could be changes elsewhere that could change traffic flow. For example, Mn/DOT and Washington County are currently studying the intersection of TH 36 and Lake Elmo Ave. A lot of things could change, but this is the big picture .The city will need to evaluate the big picture through its upcoming city-wide transportation plan. The county does traffic counts on a regular basis and this information can be used to monitor traffic growth and changes in traffic flow. Does the local transportation plan take into account the planned improvements in the state and county road systems in the future since these will impact how traffic flows in the future and what impacts are on the Village? No this would require significant modeling; it is assumed there are no changes in the roads under the scenarios. The city's locatl transportation plan will address these other planned changes in state and county road... Is the right-of-way (ROW) needs for widening TH 5 taken into account in the AUAR?. The AUAR did not look at that. ROW needs are contemplated much later in the process. Whoever has control of the roadway will need to obtain right-of-way. So, the breakdown of land use could be significantly different (the need for ROW). We are talking about the AUAR level of analysis, which is different than the city's local comprehensive plan and transportation plan. Those plans are more specific and reflects what may be needed. Page 2 U:\AUAR - Village Area\Advisory Panel\Adv Panel discussion notes 10-2-08 v_3.doe Ciara Schlichting: Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: Neil Krueger: As communities update their comprehensive plans, the Metropolitan Council collects the plans and puts together the regional transportation plan. The information is ever evolving as communities update their plans; local and regional transportation planning is how you can deal with information from neighboring communities. Table 21-4 — Where did the existing and projected volumes come from and how recent are they? The average daily road volume (traffic counts) information comes from Washington County. Bonestroo had staff out at the site doing intersection counts of traffic. It was done in May or June of 2007. Regarding the transit opportunities, he would like to add that the sales tax could be used for transit. The city does have a trail system and a city wide trail plan with recommendations. Item 22 — Vehicle Related Air Emissions Neil Krueger: He thought it was interesting that the Department of Transportation sets the standard and not the Department of Health. Ciara Schlichting: The state air quality standards are set by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The requirements for triggering a full traffic -related air quality analysis are provided by MnDOT.This should be clarified in the document. Item 23 — Stationary Source Air Emissions No comments. Item 24 — Dust, Air and Noise Impacts Greg Schlink: Clara Schlichting: Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Greg Schlink: Page 3 With the railroad and the airport buffers identified in the chart, by the time these are put down on the ground, there is not much land left to develop. There should be some reasonableness. Some roads are exempt due to state regulations. The setbacks identified assume no mitigation efforts such as berms, which would lessen the distance that would experience noise that would exceed day or night time standards set by the state. But in a practical sense, those level of standards are not met anywhere in the metro area. Five hundred feet from the railroad is not reasonable. The city will need to evaluate the information and put into place ordinances to require reasonable setbacks and mitigation such as berms. Putting this into the document carries a lot of weight and he would like to see some reasonableness. There is an economic impact. He would like to see the mitigation plan say something about flexibility so the council has discretion when these items arise. The distances in the table do not represent recommended structure setback distances. It is saying that the noise exceeds the standards at this distance. The city can consider where this noise impact is acceptable. The financial impact analysis comes in before the code is updated. These are not setback regulations.. The airport has guidelines, but these are measures of noise impact distances. The council can say they would rather have a different land use decisions. When looking at the overall plan, the mitigation may be used to adjust the master plan. U:\AUAR - Village Area\Advisory Panel\Adv Panel discussion notes 10-2-08 v_3.doc Susan Hoyt: Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: This is information to be used in a financial analysis. This is not the comprehensive plan, but is just information. If the AUAR mitigation plan is written too tightly, he is concerned as we do not want to have to come back and revise it, He would like the council to be able to make educated decisions. She can ensure the document reads more clearly. The mitigation plan is intended to provide some flexibility. It does not necessarily mean a setback of 800 feet, for example. Item 25 — Sensitive Resources — Archeological, Historical, & Architectural Resources Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: Greg Schlink: Susan Hoyt: Todd Bruchu: Ciara Schlichting: Greg Schlink: Ciara Schlichting: It sounds like any property is going to be required to do an archeological study, which is incorrect. It was written incorrectly as the mitigation plan refers to a map of sites with high potential for containing archeological resources. The revised mitigation plan will note the types of locations that have high potential (e.g., areas near water, prominent topographical features, undisturbed areas, etc.) The areas with high potential will need to be surveyed by a qualified archeologist.. Is a map going to be added? There is not a map available, but a description of the areas with a high potential for containing archeological resources will be added, When developing an area of the AUAR, there should not be a needless study. He would like to see the mitigation objective more clearly defined. Farmland which has been significantly impacted would not ordinarily need to be surveyed since agricultural areas do not have a high potential for containing resources. This will be clarified. Is the green buffer intended to be public park? The green buffer is not identified as a park; it is not specified as a public space. The land use shows 33 acres of current park land. This figures to about two percent of the current area; considering this development area is targeting 3 to 10 percent. Is two percent adequate park space for the existing Village? Adequacy depends on where people live in relation to parks. The parks may serve nearby homes. This may be a lesser ratio, but it may meet the service needs of the population. It is typical in other cities to have a park dedication of 10 percent. The green belt does not say public, but it looks like it is intended for public use. The 226 acres that is just floating out there undefined needs to be defined. At the top of page 124, the document discusses park dedication which developers understand. The master plan outlines a whole array of opportunities for establishing the green belt, but the AUAR identifies only one solution (park dedication) and excludes others. The mitigation plan does address potential involvement of non-profit organizations that could hold conservation easements and recognizes the current mechanism for dedication is the park land dedication requirements in existing ordinances. Item 26 — Visual Impacts No comments. Item 27 — Compatibility with Plans Page 4 U:\AUAR - Village Area\Advisory Panel\Adv Panel discussion notes 10-2-08 v 3.doc Neil Krueger: Susan Hoyt: Todd Ptacek: Ciara Schlichting: Where are the holding districts? The city is required to have the zoning code reflect what is planned for the future. The holding districts are in place so the development takes place as outlined in the comprehensive plan. Figure 27-1 shows the location of the holding districts. Item 28 — Public Services Neil Krueger: Ciara Schlichting: It is interesting that the school is only looking out five years instead of 25 years like the city. Many cities keep their schools updated with their comprehensive plan. Item 29 — Cumulative Impacts No comments. Item 30 — Other Potential Environmental Impacts No comments. Item 31 — Summary of Issues No comments. Draft Mitigation Plan Margaret Carlson: Neil Krueger: Susan Hoyt Ciara Schlichting: Susan Hoyt: Ciara Schlichting: Susan Dunn: Susan Hoyt: Todd Ptacek: Susan Hoyt: Susan Dunn: Ciara Schlichting: Suggested the inclusion of a definition of acronyms. Tools to protect open space and the transfer/purchase of development rights should be listed, The AUAR should be presented to the park and planning commissions for review. The representatives on the panel can bring information back to the commissions. Information is also available on cd. The mitigation plan will be posted on the project website. The powerpoint can be emailed to everybody. The powerpoint will also be on the project website. This plan brings out important items that people do not think about like the area that has to be used for roads and helps people get a perspective. Acronyms should be spelled out. The three scenarios should be clearly identified as some people can conceptualize that and others can not. It would be nice to have this information at a regular council meeting instead of a workshop. The impact to Reid Park bothers her. There was a surface water runoff restriction of one percent for both rate and volume. The city is going to be doing a surface water plan, water plan, and transportation plan. Right now, the individual plans in the comprehensive plan are more of a general plan. From the planning perspective, at least a few items identified in the mitigation plan are already in place. He will add this to the commission agenda at the November meeting. This can be done at the park commission too. Does the AUAR acknowledge that a gas line goes through the area? It is addressed in Item 9. * Next Meetina October 14th — Citv Council Workshop: Citv Hall 5:30PM * Page 5 U:\AUAR - Village Area\Advisory Panel\Adv Panel discussion notes 10-2-08 v 3.doc Early 2005 - 2006 June, 2005 August 3, 2005 March 14, 2006 April 19, 2006 June 6, 2006 June 20, 2006 October 24, 2006 November 1, 2006 December 5, 2006 December 12, 2006 January 2, 2007 January 2, 2007 January 9, 2007 January 20, 2007 January 23, 2007 February 6, 2007 February 6, 2007 February 6, 2007 February 6, 2007 February 20, 2007 February 27, 2007 March 6, 2007 March 6, 2007 March 12, 2007 March 19, 2007 March 20, 2007 Mid -March, 2007 March 21 March 28 April 3, 2007 April 3, 2007 April 10, 2007 Public Meeting Dates Related to the Village Plan and Related Activities As of 4 October 2008 Comprehensive Plan Series of meetings by the city council and the process identified the timing planning commission on an updated 2030 of development/sewer in comprehensive plan the Village RFQ for Village City Council City Council Interview for Village Team City Council Planning Team presented recommendations Public Open House Presented masterplan and received comments City Council Accepted Village Masterplan phase I City Council Proceed with masterplan phase 11 City Council Update on the status of the plan City Council Hire project director City Council Approve sewer service area City Council St. Croix Valley Family Center discussion (new Village) City Council Update on the Village masterplan City Council Financial advisor on Village plan financing options City Council SCV Family Center Discussion City Council Infrastructure workshop City Council Financial workshop on financing infrastructure City Council Approve alignment for sewer from 1-94 to 30th Street City Council endorse proceeding with EAW on 1-94 to 30th Trunk Project City Council endorses seeking proposals for AUAR City Council Schedule public hearing to extend land use moratorium on new Village City Council approves proposal for financial planning for utility infrastructure City Council Presentation of Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) proposals City Council final masterplan presentation at workshop City Council authorize preliminary design for Village trunk sewer (connector) Planning Commission Final masterplan presentation Park Commission Final masterplan presentation City Council Verbal update on Village planning Citywide mailing Announcing Village open houses Public Open House Presentation on final masterplan and public input Public Open House Presentation on final masterplan and public input City Council Public hearing to extend the new Village development moratorium and action City Council Approve distribution of the EAW trunk sanitary sewer project City Council Workshop on Masterplan and AUAR City council meetings and workshops on The Village arel televised. April 17, 2007 April 17, 2007 May 1, 2007 June 7, 2007 Mid - June, 2007 July 26, 2007 August 7, 2007 August 7, 2007 August 23, 2007 September 4, 2007 September 12, 2007 Week of September Week of October 8 October 16, 2007 October 18, 2007 October 30, 2007 November 5, 2007 November 5, 2007 November 27, 2007 December 4, 2007 February 4, 2008 February 13, 2008 February 28, 2008 April 1, 2008 Public Meeting Dates Related to the Village Plan and Related Activities As of 4 October 2008 City Council Accept the Village masterplan (composite land use map) City Council Officially accept the AUAR proposal and move forward with appointments City Council receive update on interim zoning Public project meeting to on1-94 to 30th infrastructure project - presentation to project area persons and public Mailing to project persons and participants in meeting with project summary of questions AUAR Advisory panel The AUAR purpose and process City Council Declaration of negative environmental impact for the Village sanitary sewer extension (1-94 to 30th Street) City Council Authorize additional area in new Village to be in development moratorium AUAR advisory panel Current conditions in the Village City Council Request by Todd Williams to attend non public agency meetings on the Village AUAR City council workshop on AUAR current conditions 10 Newsletter with 1-94 to 30th Street project update Citywide Mailing on 1-94 to 30th St update meeting on 10-18-07 City Council Engineering update on the 1-94 to 30th St Public meeting infrastructure project Engineering update on the 1-94 to 30th St infrastructure project City Council first workshop on financing sewer City Council request for a legal opinion on the number of new housing units required in the Village according to the comprehensive plan City Council authorize the reconfiguration for the 1-94 to 30th Street Trunk sewer from a combination forcemain/gravity to a forcemain only sewer City Council second workshop on financial planning for sewer City Council receive legal opinion on the number of new housing units for the Village required in the comprehensive plan City Council Endorse four development scenarios to move to the Advisory Panel and the public for comment Advisory Panel AUAR Review development scenarios Public Open House on OakLand Junior High 6:30 to 8:30 AUAR development (All city mailing, display ads in local papers) scenarios City Council AUAR ordered with three Village Masterplan development scenarios and the comp plan scenario City council meetings and workshops on the Village are2televised. May 6, 2008 May 19, 2008 Public Meeting Dates Related to the Village Plan and Related Activities As of 4 October 2008 City Council Consider locations for a lift station in the vicinity of Reid Park Park Commission Comment on possible impacts to Reid Park for lift station sites to the city council June 5, 2008 City Council recommends location for 1-94 to 30th Street Lift Station September 18, 2008 AUAR Advisory Panel meets to begin review of draft AUAR October 2, 2008 AUAR Advisory Panel meets to review draft AUAR October 14, 2008 City Council Workshop on preliminary draft of the AUAR City council meetings and workshops on the Village ar jielevised.