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Mounds View City Council February 27, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 6 1 Planning Associate Heller mentioned the applicant and builder are present to answer any 2 questions. 3 4 Mayor Marty stated he has been hearing from different residents in the area for a number of years 5 about the quality of fill and the construction debris, including concrete and asphalt, that was 6 initially put own. He commented a few years ago, some of the spoils from the street projects 7 were put in and built up. He stated he has received resident concerns about the amount of fill 8 from street projects. He commented the fill level has been built up high and asked if it is going 9 to be brought down, and if the pond will be relatively level with the existing yards. 10 11 Planning Associate Heller responded that the pond will be at same level with the neighboring 12 property. She stated at the edge it will be the same level within a couple of inches. 13 14 Mayor Marty stated on the soil borings, it was noted that the fill thickness varied from five to ten 15 feet. He stated it seems the area has been overfilled and there is not much topsoil either. He 16 asked if all this is going to be addressed. 17 18 Planning Associate Heller stated it will, and the soil boring picture shows not high quality fill, so 19 some things will have to be removed by the developer. 20 21 Mayor Marty referenced the Resolution where it states the applicant should take all steps to save 22 any significant trees during construction, and commented it seems like a lot of the trees are scrub 23 trees. He asked if there is any way the City Forester can try to mark the trees that are worth 24 saving. He stated he has seen in past with different developments where similar language is put 25 into the Resolution and the construction company cuts down all the trees. He stated that 26 replacing a 10-15 year old tree with a two to four inch tree is losing a lot of tree. He asked if the 27 City Forester could work with the developer to see if there are any good trees to work around. 28 29 Mayor Marty stated he wanted to confirm that all residents’ concerns were addressed. 30 31 Planning Associate Heller stated she and the developer have talked to several residents on many 32 occasions, and stressed that drainage was the major concern. She stated residents have been 33 satisfied once they realize the pond will be on the same level as the other yards, and that the City 34 will address the ponding in the whole area, drainage and wetlands. She added the drainage issues 35 in the past have not affected any homes, but only the back halves of yards. 36 37 Councilmember Flaherty expressed his gratitude to the Planning Commission for getting all of 38 the information required. He asked if the developer is going to pursue the connection of the 39 walkway. 40 41 Planning Associate Heller stated the developer has not done anything with it at this point. She 42 stated it would be a nice connection to County Road H2. 43 44 Mayor Marty stated there is an access road built on the west side of Hidden Hollow, and he 45