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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 15, 1994 Page 23 1 Diane Schroeder, St. Anthony resident, asked specifically what the Home Owners Association 2 wanted done. 3 Mr. Haik responded that they are only looking for what the MPCA recommends. 4 Commissioner Faust stated that he lives on the lake and he is not in support of the petition. He 5 reported that he has seen some improvements in the quality of the water because he has worked 6 on various issues of run-off water quality, the redesign of Silver Lake Road, etc. He questioned 7 if this petition was being used as a form of legal intimidation. He stated that he believes the 8 Apache project is for the betterment of the entire community. He explained that the City and 9 also other parties involved have gone way beyond the requirement in good faith. 10 Kirk Larson, St. Anthony resident, stated that he has a daughter in the school district. He sees 11 the benefits of this project as two-fold. The first benefit being to the City. The second being that 12 the school district will benefit as this project will bring more kids into the area because more 13 people will want to live here. He reiterated that collecting 79%of the storm water is very 14 efficient and better than not making any improvements at all. He urged the parties to 15 compromise. He stated that this project would be good for the City,the school board and our 0 kids, who are our future. 17 Mr. Cavanaugh explained that C. G. Rein has compromised several times with the storm water 18 management issue. The first offer was to spend$75,000 but the City did not accept this offer. 19 They then offered $125,000 but that offer was not accepted. They are now up to $250,000. He 20 stated that this is very frustrating as there is a project here that is ready to go. A 90 day delay 21 could kill this project. He stated that he has offered and is still willing to sit down with the 22 neighbors and try to resolve the issues. 23 Mr. Haik stated that the Association is very willing to sit down at the table but that the principle 24 party in this issue is Rice Creek Watershed District. They need to be involved in this process. 25 They are the ones who will be issuing the permit. He stated that if Rice Creek Watershed will sit 26 down and negotiate, the Silver Lake Homeowners Association will be there. If not,there is no 27 benefit in negotiating. 28 29 Commissioner Thompson stated that he has been a resident of St. Anthony for many years. He 30 lives near Apache and welcomes any traffic that comes with the project. He sees a great 31 improvement with the three ponds. 32 Dr. Carr reported that Ramsey County did an analysis of the 26 lakes in the county and rated 33 them. Silver Lake was rated 24 out of 26. He stated that he still feels that a compromise can be reached. He would like to see the lake improve to be the best it can be. He reiterated that all the roof and the east parking lot run-off is going right into the lake. He suggested that if the ponds 36 could be made bigger, possibly some of the sediment would dilute out. He stated that Rice Creek