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Mounds View City Council June 26, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 10 1 Community Development Director Sevald requested the Council approve the Preliminary/Final 2 Plat of Long Lake Cove, and Stormwater Management Permit for the property at 7700 Long Lake 3 Road. He stated the property has been sold and a developer was proposing to subdivide this 4 property into three separate lots. He noted this project originally came to the Council in August of 5 2022 where six townhomes were proposed. He indicated this project has since been amended to 6 include three single family homes. He reviewed the proposed plat in further detail with the Council 7 and recommended approval of the request. 9 Acting Mayor Meehlhause asked if the project would include two new homes and one existing 10 home. Community Development Director Sevald reported this was the case. He commented 11 further on the driveway that would be shared by two of the lots. 12 13 Acting Mayor Meehlhause opened the public hearing at 8:05 p.m. 14 15 Rene Johnson, 7385 Pleasant View Drive, reported at the end of Pleasant View Drive and County 16 Road I there was a wooded area that was taken down and three homes were to be built. She noted 17 one home has been built and the other two lots remain for sale. She questioned what reassurances 18 the City had that the builder would follow through on the proposed plans once the trees have been 19 removed from this property. Community Development Director Sevald explained the lots near 20 Ms. Johnson's home had interest, but the price was high. He stated that the City could not put any 21 assurances in place that the lots will be built on by the applicant. 22 23 Chris Lillemo, 5132 Long Lake Road, expressed frustration with the fact the City Council had to 24 close the Public Comment portion of the meeting. 25 26 Acting Mayor Meehlhause requested Mr. Lillemo keep his comments to the agenda item. 27 28 Mr. Lillemo stated he was concerned with the fact Mounds View residents were not able to speak 29 during the Public Comment portion of this meeting. He asked how residents were supposed to be 3o heard. 31 32 Hearing no further public input, Acting Mayor Meehlhause closed the public hearing at 8:09 p.m. 33 34 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Lindstrom. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9771, 35 Approving the Preliminary/Final Plat of Long Lake Cove, and Stormwater Management Permit, 36 7700 Long Lake Road. 37 38 Council Member Lindstrom asked what the price point would be for the two new homes. Carson 39 Schifsky, the applicant, anticipated the price point would be around $400,000 for the homes. He 40 indicated the existing home would be renovated. He thanked the Council for working with him on 41 this project. 42 43 Council Member Gunn asked if the new homes would be single story. Mr. Schifsky commented 44 the homes would be two -stories. He reported he did not intend to remove trees on the property 45 until the lots were sold. 46