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Mounds View City Council June 8, 2020 <br />Regular Meeting Page 11 <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause reiterated that it was 12 of the property owners that were driving 1 <br />this project. He noted this development could not be built on a wetland. City Administrator 2 <br />Zikmund stated a small wetland was found, but noted this was in the d itch area. He explained Mr. 3 <br />Harstad had no way of knowing the contractor had not done the wetland delineation properly. He 4 <br />indicated there was frustration with the Rice Creek Watershed District and noted the City may take 5 <br />over permitting in the future. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Council Member Hull asked what staff’s recommendation was. City Administrator Zikmund 8 <br />stated staff does not have a recommendation at this time. He understood this was a difficult 9 <br />situation. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Council Member Gunn reported this property was always slated for residential development. She 12 <br />anticipated if the City were to install the road and utilities, including the stormwater pond, this 13 <br />would make the area more inviting for future development. She stated if this project were to move 14 <br />forward only 12 properties should be assessed and not 14. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Council Member Bergeron requested staff repeat the statement regarding the likelihood of another 17 <br />developer picking this project up if the present developer were to back out. Community 18 <br />Development Director Sevald stated it would be difficult to find another developer. He indicated 19 <br />this project has been in the works for the past 20 years and if any one property owner were to back 20 <br />out the entire project would fail. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Council Member Bergeron recalled staff stating something to the effect that “no other developer 23 <br />would touch it” and this could be correct. He stated this may indicate this was not a good place to 24 <br />build. Community Development Director Sevald explained the more property owners that were 25 <br />involved the more challenging it was to get a project through. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Council Member Meehlhause questioned if the City would build the stormwater pond. City 28 <br />Administrator Zikmund reported the City would have a choice, and staff would recommend the 29 <br />City build the pond. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Mayor Mueller estimated the expense of the pond would be $250,000 or $21,000 per lot for 12 32 <br />properties or $18,000 if 14 lots were included. She asked if the 12 property owners supported 33 <br />paying this expense. City Administrator Zikmund commented this did not need to be discussed or 34 <br />clarified. He reported Mr. Harstad would do the math and get the estimates for the project. He 35 <br />explained the Council needed to make a determination if this project would be assessed to 12 lots 36 <br />or 14 lots. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Council Member Bergeron commented if the City were to move forward with the 12 lots there was 39 <br />only a $3,000 difference in the price, versus an $18,000 liability for the two lots that do not want 40 <br />to be a part of this project. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Mayor Mueller agreed with this statement and stated she supported only assessing the 12 properties 43 <br />participating in this development. 44 <br /> 45 <br />The Council was in agreement. 46