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Mounds View City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />July 8, 2019 <br />Page 4 <br />1 Mayor Mueller stated she appreciated how closely the developer was working with the City to <br />2 meet the needs of the City while also addressing the concerns of the neighbors. She commented <br />3 on the landscaping plan and explained she was happy to see the pollinator friendly plantings. <br />4 <br />5 Corey Garretts, Alliance Building Corporation, commented on the native grass plantings and <br />6 suggested the native grasses in front of the resident units be altered. The Council supported this <br />7 change to the landscaping plan. <br />8 <br />9 Mr. Garretts discussed the location of a major power line at the corner of the property and <br />10 explained it would be difficult to place this line underground. He noted that it was his intention <br />11 to have all services on the site be underground. The Council understood the major power line <br />12 would remain above ground while all other services on the site would be placed underground. <br />13 <br />14 Mayor Mueller questioned how long it would take to construct the building. Jim Ellias, 1NH, <br />15 thanked the Council for their time. He estimated it would take 16 to 17 months to construct the <br />16 apartment complex. <br />17 <br />18 Mayor Mueller encouraged INH to start a waiting list for this apartment building. <br />19 <br />20 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9132, <br />21 Approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a Residential Planned Unit Development of <br />22 Crossroad Pointe. <br />23 <br />24 Council Member Meehlhause recommended the Highway 10 Overlay District name be changed <br />25 to the Mounds View Boulevard Overlay District. Community Development Director Sevald <br />26 explained he would make this change. <br />27 <br />28 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />29 <br />30 E. Resolution 9133, Approving the Preliminary Plat of Crossroad Pointe <br />31 (Tabled from June 24, 2019). <br />32 <br />33 Community Development Director Sevald requested the Council approve a Preliminary Plat for <br />34 Crossroad Pointe. He explained this item was tabled from the June 24th City Council meeting. <br />35 He indicated this request would combine three lots into one lot for this development. He <br />36 reported a portion of Greenfield Avenue would be vacated along with several private easements. <br />37 Staff commented further on the proposed Preliminary Plat and noted the Planning Commission <br />38 recommended approval. <br />39 <br />40 Mayor Mueller questioned how long it would take the developer to receive Rice Creek <br />41 Watershed approval. Community Development Director Sevald stated he was uncertain, but <br />42 noted the watershed district has been reviewing the matter for the past two to four weeks. <br />43 <br />44 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution <br />45 9133, Approving the Preliminary Plat of Crossroad Pointe. <br />