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Mounds View City Council July 8, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br />• <br />Director Ericson indicated he did not know as the documentation required in 1974 was not as <br />thorough as is required now and there is not much information on the matter in the City's file. <br />He then said that, in reviewing City records, there is not a grading plan but there was discussion <br />in reference to the Swale being constructed after the 6 units were built and Council said no more <br />permits would be issued until the Swale was built. He further suggested that maybe Mr. Harstad <br />could answer that question. <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated he would ask Mr. Harstad the question later. <br />Mr. Watkins indicated that part of the issue may have been from previous building officials and <br />the "good old boy" attitude. He then said that those officials are gone and the new administration <br />needs to fix the problem. He further said there should not be an issue with getting equipment in <br />there as there was equipment brought in to redo the culvert under H2. <br />Steve Miller of 2614 Clearview indicated he had lived in his home since 1974 and has lived the <br />history of the area. He then said that Mr. Sprunck made mention of 15 homes that would be <br />affected and said he would suggest that 50 plus homes would be impacted from the additional <br />traffic in the area. He also said there are property value and safety issues to consider. <br />Mr. Miller indicated that he too has water in his backyard and is not interested in finding out how <br />much worse it could get. He then said that part of the problem lies with past administration and <br />it is too late now but please do not make it any worse. He further stated that he requests that <br />Council deny the request as it is R-1 property and should be utilized as R-1 property. <br />Ron Morgan of 2656 W County Road H2 indicated he was speaking on behalf of the six <br />townhome owners. He then said those townhomes are right in the middle of this development <br />and there is an Association that governs all that land and they, as owners of homes and members <br />of the association, have rights that need to be considered. He further said he feels it is bizarre <br />that this has gotten to this stage and the residents have not been considered. <br />Mr. Morgan indicated he was not an original owner but has been there for 15 years. He then said <br />that Keith Harstad was given permission to build townhomes and he constructed six, sold them <br />and abandoned the project. He further explained that those homeowners have had issues with <br />financing and feel the Harstads abandoned them. <br />Mr. Morgan said he felt going back to the old stuff as proposed is obsolete and should not be <br />allowed. <br />Mr. Morgan said he wanted to make the point that they, as the six townhome owners, have some <br />rights. He the referred to City Attorney Riggs letter and read an excerpt from it concerning the <br />rezoning request. He also commented that the upscale twin homes proposed at that time would <br />have been more appropriate than the current proposal. <br />• <br />