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Mounds View Planning Commission June 15 , 1988 Public Meeting Page Five 410Mr. Borovsky questioned the date of the book Ms. Weseman had referred to, as things have changed drastically with the Corps of Engineers within the past few years . He explained they get recommendations from the Fish and Wildlife Service, which is a very strict, conservative group. Ms. Weseman replied she could not recall the date of publication but could go back to the library and look it up. She added the City should accept the ultimate responsibility and not just go along with what the Corps of Engineers says. City Planner Herman pointed out it was not just the Corps of Engineers who feels the wetland should be redeliniated, that Barr Engineering has also gone out, and after the last discussion on boundaries, Ramsey County Soil & Water Conser- vation District, Barr Engineering and the Corps of Engineers went out together and all agreed upon the pro- posed redeliniation. She added that Barr was selected in part based on recommendations of the residents present at the hearings . She stated the lot size consideration has been referred to Barr, and input should be back from them soon. She added they will be reviewing standards of other communities also. In the end, it will be the City' s decision, and it will be a variance decision, not a "too strict" decision. Chairman Mountin stated that every developer that comes before the City complains the City is too restrictive. That is a value the City and it' s residents desire and is why they come to Mounds. View to live. She added they will stay with that as long as the residents want it. City Planner Herman stated that the wetland portions that are not going to be built upon will be turned over to the City as outlots , at which time they will become the City' s res•onsibilit to main _' . . a. • •. — _ ae must be done. Mr. Borovsky stated it is not possible with the budget they are working with to predict what will happen 10 or 15 or 20 years from now. He stated wetlands change over time, irregardless of development. Rich Lievel, of 7701 Edgewood asked what amount of phosphorus is coming into the wetland relative to the stripping capacity. Mr. Borovsky replied there is no actual measure to what will come in, that it is all assumptions . SChairman Mountin explained the City' s ordinance has been used to deny development on wetlands, with a case recently, which also had variance issues involved.