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January 11, 1978 Page 4 ~ a storm sewer as shown on the City's storm sewer plan along County Raad H2 and south, includ<.ng the Program Basin, sidewalks along County Road H2 and Quincy Street, and undergraund wiring and street lights at all intersections and curves. Comm9ssion Member Glazer questioned who would finance the public improvements until the land is developed. Offictal Rose repiied that the financing couid come from a public improvement bond and would be assessed to the benefiting praperty owners. Chairperson Haake asked if the residents on the other side of County Road 112 would be responsibte for the cost of the curb cuts on 112. Official Rose replied tiiat H2 is a State Aid road and that it cauld be funded from that account. ~ill 89pm, representative of the property, statnd that he !aas getting very frustrated in trying to get the property ready to develop. He stated that he had first come to the City one year ego.with the feasiaility study and has thus far fi~rnished ali of the information requested, and is very anxious to get going on the pro~ect. Ne atso stated that he had not been plenning on putting in sidewalks as the area was to be cornmercial and iadustria'i nnd he did nnt feel they were necessary. Comnisaion Member Burmaister painted out that there would be apartments going in and children would be 1h the nrea, which would necessitate them. Mr. Biem replied that he wouid put the sidewalks in if it was decided they were necessery. He also stated thet it is costlhg between $7,000 and $8,000 per month ~ to keep the pro~ect going, wM ch is why he is very anxious, to get started. --' Commisslon Member Fedor stated that he felt the increased traffic a7ong Quincy wouid be a problem. He alsq stated that ha did not feel the property owners along N2 would be pleesed when the City tells them t(iey will be assessed for the improvements. Offic181 R~se replied that he dAes not anticipate the improvements along H2 to be assassed to the reaidents as they could fall under the drzinage impravement pro~ect and woutd be fundod both by State aid and the deveioper. Chairperson Heake questioned the Planning Commission members to see if they had any problema wlth the developer switching from a P.U.D. to conventional ptacting and xoning. Cammisslon t4ember Olezer stetpd that originally the general concept plan had been approVed, WhiCh wes then supposed,to be deve'loped into fine deta97, but now b,y awitchinfl ta con~enEional, atl the zoning changes were supposed to be okay, which he wes not comforteote w1th. Officlal ROse replied that the land uses were approved by the P1~nninq Carmission mRmbers for thp :'cring, and that the Council also approved the uses and zonings. CCmmisslon Member Glezer asked if any of the hearing process had been missed by star.ing with a P.U.D. and switching to conventional. Officia7 Rose replted that no step hed beon missed, since one puhlic hearing had already teen held, which concerned the ganera'I plan and zoning, and that another p4,lic hearing woutd be heid now to consiG2r Ehe straight platting and rezoning of Northcrest Park. The , Plenning Comnission and City Councll will review each development as it uccurs and ~ entnr into a Develoqnent Agreement• with the developer now, as opposed to the P.U.D. process oP or,e finai review of the developnent staye with the staff reviewing each davelo{vmunt.