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Planning Commission March 23, 2017 Page 5 Juba stated that there has been no final design for 130th Street so staff doesn't know how it will impact property owners to the south of 130th Street. She stated that tree removal will be evaluated during construction, however, if the trees are on HOA property, they will likely not be impacted. Juba stated that once a final design is established, there will be neighborhood meetings on the project for further information. She also added that Beaver Ponds already paid into an escrow at the time of construction of the development therefore there will be no assessments to those property owners. She stated the City is working on a cost share analysis with the developer. Juba stated there had been concerns raised from the Country Ponds neighborhood regarding their stormwater ponds needing maintenance. She stated the City has taken note of these concerns. In regards to memorializing the family who owned these properties, Juba stated that the Parks Commission is having further discussions regarding naming the park after the family. Juba then quickly discussed some of the traffic concerns. She stated that a traffic analysis was conducted and mitigation measures for signal timing and the future expansion of TH 61 were included. It was established that although there will be additional traffic, this development can be served. Bear addressed the drainage issue that occurred in Victor Gardens many years ago. He stated it was a fairly unusual situation. The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) conducted a study and found that the primary cause to the drainage issues was due to excessive irrigation in the neighborhood. The City applied for a grant through RCWD and allocated water quality funds to assist with connecting the existing sump pumps to a small drainage system that took the water away from the homes. Larry Paist, 5465 134th Street approached the podium. He asked Juba to explain the Country Ponds outlot again, asked if the Country Ponds neighborhood could water their lawns with pond water from the proposed development, and inquired as to raising his property so he would not be impacted by drainage issues. Juba stated that if individual property owners wanted to change the grade of their lot, the City would be happy to work with them on that process. She stated that if the neighborhood is interested in irrigating their lawn with stormwater, the City would also appreciate having that conversation with them, as it fits with the City's conservation efforts. Juba then explained the Country Ponds outlot was dedicated to the City, for a public use, and the developer received park dedication credit for this. She stated that there has never been any discussions about constructing a park on that outlot. Desiree Rotter, 13635 Fiona Avenue, approached the podium. She discussed her concerns about the FEMA floodplain on her property. She also discussed increasing the buffer between the rear property lines and the pond and connecting Country Ponds to the trail system within the new development. Bear stated that staff is willing to discuss details about anyone's property in regards to floodplain and other concerns. He discussed that the applicant has stated they are willing to look at an alternate access for a trail or sidewalk to connect to the Country Ponds development. Bear described that the City outlot will remain City property and there could be future conversations for more trail connections to Country Ponds if the neighborhood desires that. Lisa Berggren, 5485 134th Street, approached the podium. She asked if there would be another meeting where the public could see the changes being requested. Juba stated that if the PUD and Preliminary Plat was approved by the Planning Commission, it would go to the April 17, 2017 City Council meeting where there would be revisions to the plan.