HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000034_pg078Attorney Meyers mentioned items which require a close watch by the City. He
stated that since this development does involve complicated legal requirements,
it would be wise to work closely with the developer at each stage of the way
so that the townhouse development can progress properly.
Engineer Bearden stated that he had reviewed the proposed plat and suggests
that in conjunction with the development of Red Oak Estates #2 the three
east -west drainage swales were constructed on a portion of the proposed plat.
A 20 foot wide drainage easement is indicated for one of the drainageways and
easements for the other two drainageways should be indicated on the proposed
plat. He also suggested that the developer furnish a grading and development
plan that shows the final grades and floor elevations of the proposed town-
houses to 'show how drainage will be handled and the developer should furnish
a plan indicating the method of supplying utilities to the townhouse lots.
MSP (Neisen- Baumgartner) To direct the Deputy Clerk to forward a copy of
Engineer Bearden's letter of July 18, 1974 regarding Red Oak Estates No. 3
with a letter stating that before the signature of the hard shell plat and the
issuance of any more building permits these conditions be met. 5 Ayes
Engineer Bearden's Report
Engineer Bearden stated that the letter handed to him earlier in the meeting
on soil exploration work for the addition to the municipal building.should
just be placed in our files and there was no need to respond to this.
The Engineer said that in conjuntion with the signals that the Highway Dept.
is proposing on County Road H2 and County Road I and Highway #10 various plans
are starting to come through his office for lane additions at these two points
and they expect to have documents ready for a letting in October for the signals
at these two points. They would like to meet and explain their proposal to
someone from the Council. Engineer Bearden requested that someone from the
Council meet with the Highway Department and himself sometime this week. It
was decided that Councilman Hodges would go if available and if not Mayor
Neisen would attend.
Engineer Bearden said that in connection with that he attended a meeting in
Blaine regarding Highway #10; the part that isn't constructed through Blaine
and Coon Rapids. The Highway Department officials that were at that meeting
said that they would do two things to try to handle the problem of that road
not being built. They were going to do a traffic count on a weekend on County
Road J and that area to find out how many people are cutting through Mounds
View and Blaine and two, they would try to initiate an environmental inpact
statement which is a necessary prerequisite to any construction for that portion
of Highway #10. They indicated that the City officials should try to put
pressure on the Highway Department or the Metro Council to at least get some
consideration to get part of this in the construction schedule. Engineer
Bearden indicated that the traffic lights that are to be installed an Highway
#10 will make the traffic cutting through Mounds View worse.
Barba ='_,.'i ,:; felt that as a Council if a motion was made to write to the
Highway Department to put that one stretch at the top of their priority list
a lot of traffic would be eliminated. Mayor Neisen stated that this had
already been done some time ago and that we have letters back stating it would
not be completed until 1979. The Mayor said that we could continue to send
letters which might help.