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JANUARY
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1 The work session began at 5:30 P.M.
2 Present: Sundland, Makowske, Marks, Enrooth, Ranallo.
3 The proposed Silver Oak Townhomes to be located on Bochnak property
4 (5+ acres) east of Fordham Drive and south of Silver Lane was dis-
5 cussed.
6 Vern Hoyum has taken 4 soil borings which, although not a complete
7 test, show large quantites of fill on the site;
8 estimates that 35,000 cy of soil will need to be re -
9 moved and 51,000 to be brought in (estimated at
10 $327,000);
11 has four requests:
12 *City to agree to sell one acre it owns on east end of
13 of development to developer,
14 *City to agree to vacate street in middle of property,
15 *City to agree to rezone property for townhomes,
16 *City to assist in soil corrections (T.I.F.?).
17 Peter Carlson showed schematic plan. One story buildings with two
18 Architect car garage, $90,000-$100,000 per unit.
19 Ursala Sheehey says there is a strong demand for one story town -
20 real estate houses.
21 agent for
22 Brighton
23 Townhomes
24 Questions by Council
25 *retention of stormwater
26 *Reid property to south - access?
27 - add to project?
1 *utilities locations
2 *City use of City property.
3 Consensus was for staff to look at proforma with assistance from Dick
4 Krier but that if numbers work, the concept appears generally accep-
5 table at 41 units rather than 50.
6 Executive Session
7 Present for the Council's Executive Session were Jack VandeNorth and
8 Dave McDonald from Briggs and Morgan; and Ken Olson from Bruce Liesch
9 Associates.
10 *Army has changed their position since November/December.
11 *Army stonewalling/stalling, re: data.
12 *Army says they have no responsibility for contamination.
13 *Briggs and Morgan - unshaken belief that arsenal is the problem.
14 *Discussed City's action levels, re: Well #4.
15 *Olson to get chart of levels in all wells during past years.
16 *Letter to be sent to President.
17 *Letters to be sent to Representatives Sabo and Sikorski, Senators
18 Durenberger and Boschwitz and Congressman Vento.
19 *Above Representatives, Senators, and Congressman to be invited to
20 a meeting in St. Anthony.
21 *City Council to visit same people in Washington in March.
22 *Childs to get January water tests from MPCA when available.
23 *Childs/Hamer to look at how system would operate in winter with
24 only Well #5 and Roseville connection.
25 *Childs to check with EPA to be sure that St. Anthony implementing
26 temporary measures won't delay or stop the carbon system work.
27 *Childs, Liesch, McDonald to talk with Health Department about
28 action criteria.
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