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Mounds View City Council November 23, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 He discussed the appeal request from Brentley Zaier at 2090 Oakwood Drive in detail with the 1 Council. There was concern with the additional maintenance required with the infiltration basin. 2 Staff requested the Council take comments from the public and uphold the recommendation of 3 denial of the appeal. 4 5 Council Member Mueller questioned where the proposed infiltration basin was on Mr. Zaier’s 6 property. Public Works Director Erickson described the location of the proposed infiltration 7 basin noting it would have a one-foot grade over a four-foot distance. 8 9 Council Member Mueller asked if the City had any wiggle room with the number of infiltration 10 basins that were needed for Area I. Public Works Director Erickson stated the number of 11 infiltration basins was recommended by Bolton & Menk, but noted there was a little bit of wiggle 12 room. He indicated the City could put the property at 2090 Oakwood Drive at the bottom of the 13 priority list. 14 15 Mayor Flaherty discussed the reason the City had to install infiltration basins and the increased 16 costs the City would have to incur if the infiltration basins were not installed. 17 18 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. Approving the Denial of Stormwater Infiltration 19 Program Appeal #33 for the property at 2090 Oakwood Drive within Area I of the Street and 20 Utility Improvement Program. 21 22 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Mueller opposed) Motion carried. 23 24 Public Works Director Erickson discussed the appeal request from 2193 Terrace Drive in detail 25 with the Council. There was concern with the additional maintenance required with the 26 infiltration basin. He reported the City would design around the existing landscaping on the 27 property. Staff requested the Council take comments from the public and uphold the 28 recommendation of denial of the appeal. 29 30 John Holan, 2193 Terrace Drive, explained he was not a big fan of infiltration basins. 31 32 Mayor Flaherty explained why the City had to install infiltration basins noting this was the most 33 economic and least intrusive way for the City to manage stormwater. 34 35 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Gunn. Approving the Denial of Stormwater Infiltration Program 36 Appeal #76 for the property at 2193 Terrace Drive within Area I of the Street and Utility 37 Improvement Program. 38 39 Council Member Hull requested the infiltration basin on this property also be moved to the 40 bottom of the priority list. 41 42 Mayor Flaherty thanked the residents who put in an appeal for engaging in a conversation with 43 the City and its staff. 44 45