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3 1 The Commission representative sent around the copy of the revised plat 2 the developers presented at the Commission hearing and pointed to the 3 second ponding area which they indicated the resiting of the buildings 4 allowed. The Commission's greatest concerns continued to be the 5 provision of a larger sideyard setback as well as vegetation screening 6 between Building #1 and the west property line and screening of the 7 railroad tracks from the project which the developers had assured would 8 be included in the Final Plat. 9 Proponents: 10 Vern Hoium, Evergreen President and Ursula Sheehy, Vice President and 11 marketing person. 12 When Ms. Sheehy indicated the marketing of the units was going very 13 well, Councilmember Ranallo told her that when the developers had moved 14 another building so close to the unit he had reserved, he had decided 15 not to purchase that residence. 16 Mr. Hoium told Councilmember Makowske the developers planned to use 17 as maintenance free siding as possible of aluminium or vinyl, on the 18 exteriors. The brick, if there's to be any, would only be decorative. 9 Councilmember Enrooth commented that he perceived the platting now 0 provided the type of project the Council had wanted in the first place. 21 Mayor Sundland agreed, saying he perceived that by extending the street 22 to the southern edge of their project, the developers were leaving open 23 the possibility of expanding the project into the undeveloped lots to 24 the south. 25 Staff Report: 26 A copy of the City Manager's October 10th memorandum to the Planning 27 Commission had been attached to other pieces of documentation which 28 had been provided the Commissioners in their October 19th agenda packet. 29 Mr. Soth suggested the Council plat approval state that final plat 30 approval would depend upon a signed Redevelopment Agreement. 31 Ms. VanderHeyden confirmed that there was no need to reference the 32 location description to St. Anthony and that the notation of Ramsey 33 County had been checked out as correct by the City Manager. 34 Council Action 35 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve the revised Prelimi- 36 nary Plat dated September 9, 1988, for the 37 unit townhome project 37 proposed to be constructed by the Evergreen Development Corporation on 8 the parcel legally described as Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 4, Mounds View 9 Acres, Ramsey County, MN and Block 2, Mounds View Acres, Ramsey County, 40 MN generally described as vacant parcel 4.85 acres in size, located east