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Mounds View City Council Regular Meeting -------------------------- July 25, 1988 Page Three ---------------------- Mr. Thorton stated he feels the Council is attempting I to surpress an accurate record of the hearing, and for the the Council heal just surpressed an opportunity court to have an accurate record. Mr. Thorton stated there are seven requests before the Council, for a major subdivision, a wetland zoning district plan amendment, a wetland alteration permit, variances to the wetland ordinance,nacation of the right of way, parkland dedication credit, and conditional use permit for working in a flood plain. Attorney Meyers questioned whether Mr. Kirby, who does work for the City, is employed by Briggs which would present a conflict of interest. Mr. Thorton replied he was not, that he had checked officewith his e believed Mr. Kirby wasassociateco nflict, hLefh evre,Leffler. Jim Merila, of Merila and Associates, reviewed the request to subdivide 12.2 acres into 17lots, and wand he presented sketches showing the proposal, modifications have been made since the original pro- posal was presented, and the modification of the roadways. L rL. Merila stated a main part of the application is a wetland modification of 7.2 acres. He also presented a map of the existing wetland boundary, as defines i•y the Army Corps of Engineers, and whera the city's map shows those boundaries to be. He explained this would be a two stage process, with a modification of the eris:ing Ci.ty wetland zoning map to reflect the correct location, along with a conditional use permit to fill the wetland and work within the wetlan•^ area, which would involve a shifting of the wetland. Mr. Merila stated that in ac-ordanre with thc, existing wetland, there are no bu-Udable lots, since there is a 100' buffer zone requirement, but in looking at where the actual wetland is, and te':ing into considcration the 100' buffer, there then is one lot developable. He added they are looking at it as a hardship. He also indicated on the map how they would move the wetland area, with excavation and replacing it with a new wet- land, of an equal 1.6 acres in size. Mr. Merila stated thenFershave for theived a workt permit donefrom within Army Corps o_ - ,--. n the wetland, with the condition of the creation o£ a.. open water area, which they are willing towcomplouldbewith, and he indicated on the sketch where this placed. He added, however, that that i. contrary to the phosphorus stripping regulation in Mounds View.