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Mounds View City Council March 12, 2018 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />City Planner/Supervisor Sevald summarized the Council’s discussion and thanked them for their <br />input. He then updated the Council on front porches noting staff was pursuing an Ordinance that <br />would allow for a 24-foot front yard setback for front porches. He commented on the standards <br />in place for surrounding communities. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she grew up in a home with a front porch. She explained she would be in <br />favor of reducing the setbacks as proposed by staff to allow for a front porch. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn was in agreement stating porches bring people to the front of their house <br />and encourages interaction with neighbors. <br /> <br />Council Member Hull and Council Member Meehlhause agreed. <br /> <br />Council Member Bergeron asked if a new construction home would have to be 30 feet from the <br />property line. City Planner/Supervisor Sevald reported this was the case. <br /> <br />City Planner/Supervisor Sevald provided the Council with an update on Crossroad Pointe noting <br />staff had recently met with INH and visited a site with the developer in Cambridge. He <br />explained INH was still interested in the development and was in talks as to what could go in the <br />site previously slated for a gun range. He stated INH did not want to close the door on the <br />commercial portion of the development and noted staff would be meeting with the developer <br />again at the beginning of April. <br /> <br />City Planner/Supervisor Sevald commented on an Open House that would be held on April 30th <br />in conjunction with the Town Hall Meeting, noting this event would encourage community <br />engagement. If the Council did not support this option, another idea would be to create an <br />interactive map on the City’s website. He reported this map would have to be created by a <br />consultant. He explained another option to encourage community engagement would be to <br />conduct a phone survey. He provided further comment on how a phone survey would be <br />conducted by a private party. He indicated staff supported the City holding an Open House and <br />completing a phone survey and requested comment from the Council on how to proceed. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn asked what the cost would be to conduct the phone survey. City <br />Planner/Supervisor Sevald reported this would depend on the number of questions included in <br />the survey. He estimated the cost would be around $20,000. He stated another option would be <br />to complete a survey via Survey Monkey. He indicated this option would not be as scientific as a <br />phone survey. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause questioned if a survey could be included with the utility billing. <br />City Planner/Supervisor Sevald stated this was considered by staff but noted there were barriers <br />with this option as well. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she supported a survey being completed through the utility billing to <br />include a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure the surveys were returned. She supported