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Mounds View City Council October 24, 1983 Regular Meeting Page Three of the area and their property is considerably higher than the ditch on 85th Avenue. He stated if there was a culvert there, the water would drain off. John Miller noted that Mr. Kramer of Barr Engineering had stated before that ,,ester would drain off the property. Jim Miller stated that reference had been made to that fact in the wetlands alter_ ion permit application. Mayor McCarty expressed concern with having the schematics entered into the minutes, as there were too many ambiguities. Councilmember Hankner noted that page 4 of the Barr report addresses the issue of the culvert and drainage. Mayor McCarty closed the public hearing and reopened the regular meeting at 8:04 PM. Councilmember Linke stated he would prefer to deal with 1 -22 separately, as the Braun Engineering report states it does not function as a wetland. Motion /Second: Linke /Hankner to direct Staff to prepare an ordinance, to eliminate in its entirety, the wetland now designated and shown as 1 -22. 4 ayes 1 nay Councilmember Doty voted against the motion, stating he did not believe the evidence warranted the motion at this time. Councilmember Linke stated his reasons for the motion were that conditions have changed according to what the City initially thought when the ordinance was drafted, and there was an error when the report was prepared. There was considerable discussion among the Council as to what documentation there is to support the belief there were errors. Councilmember Linke pointed out the two consulting firms have not put in writing that errors were made, but they have verbally stated it. Mayor McCarty noted the report refers to run -off for the development and has nothing to do with 1 -22. Attorney Meyers reminded the Council a 4/5 vote is required, and they must have a rational basis Motion Carried