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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for June 15,2015 Page 4 of 5 Clearwater Cove Concept Plan Community Development Intern Rachel Leitz presented a concept plan on the proposed Clearwater Cove Development by D.R. Horton. Rachel explained that the developer has created a concept plan to get comments from the City Council before moving forward with the development approval process. Property owner Marvin LaValle had signed a contract with the D.R. Horton to develop two parcels of land generally located south of Frenchman Road(CR 8) and east of Everton Avenue. D.R. Horton is proposing to subdivide the two parcels to plat 89 residential lots, stormwater ponding areas, a park,sidewalk and trail connections,and road connections. D.R. Horton will be requesting a Planned Unit Development(PUD) for Clearwater Cove, and construction would be done in two phases. The major road connection(Oneka Parkway)to Frenchman Road will be constructed with phase two. The developer has indicated that an Home Owners Association will be established for the development to maintain community areas, landscaping,and the water re-use system. Homes will be two-story walkouts, and fill from ponds would build up the land. Monitoring of ground water levels is happening now to set grading and low floor elevations accordingly. Leitz requested Council provide feedback on the concept plan regarding the general layout, PUD request,housing types,road circulation and construction,and stormwater management/water re-use. The Council asked questions on road widths,traffic, future road connections, sidewalks, the irrigation system. City Administrator Bryan Bear showed how CSAH8 would connect, and there was discussion about a temporary road on the east side of the property for construction access. He also stated that City Code does not address the maintenance of sidewalks. City Engineer Jay Kennedy explained how the width of the road would reduce to 28' within the development and how the stormwater irrigation would be done in phases. Mike Suel,with DR Horton Homes, stated he was the developer and builder on this project. He talked about sidewalks stating he would work with staff on whether snow removal would be done through the Homeowners Association(HOA)or if residents would be required to clear the snow since City Ordinance does not address it. He addressed the temporary access road they plan on building next spring stating they would be getting an easement for it,but they need to get approvals for crossing over the creek. Suel talked about the irrigation system saying they will not be building all lots at once but will have the irrigation system in place by next summer and ready to water sod in phase one.This summer,they will be digging Outlot B and putting in the streets and utilities. Groundwater will be monitored,and homes will have sump pumps and drain tile. Council discussed with the applicant the park,timing of development, cost of the homes and types of homes they plan on building. The applicant said they planned on having a model open in November, and buildout would occur approximately four years after that. Prices would range from the upper$300,000 with options putting them in the low to mid$400,000. There are several house plans to choose from so the homes in the neighborhoods would be diverse; each floor plan has a distinct elevation. The park would be about the size of two lots and have playground equipment with a few benches. Council had comments about traffic concerns and agreed the road connecting to CSAH 8 needed to be constructed sooner than later. They also felt the park was small but appreciated they were tackling the water reuse systems. Jay stated that the City will be monitoring and actively involved in managing part of the system.Council said they would like to see stone on all the