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Council Business Mayor Hardin called the regular portion of the City Council meeting back to order at 7:29 p.m. Upon inquiry about when a resident must hook-up to City services, Mr. Jankowski replied within two years of its availability with a slight extension if the resident's current system in brand new. Councilmember Zimmerman felt this proposed project is a hardship. Wayne Olson stated he has $15,000 tied up in sewer and septic and well. He put in an oversized pump and a double lift station because it was dictated by City staff that he do that. The way this is, he would only be able to have the system for three years which amounts to $5,000 a year, plus the additional $20,000 assessment for City utilities. Councilmember Zimmennan commented that he does not feel there's a situation any worse than this. Mr. Olson agreed that he could not possibly imagine a worse situation. He suggested maybe giving a longer time to hook up, like possibly when the system fails. He exclaimed "this is a nightmare. I cannot believe this is being forced on us". Councilmember Zimmerman felt that the people who do not wish to hook up to these utilities should get some sort of deferral. Councilmember Peterson felt that action would be a bit premature. Councilmember Beyer felt that it has to be discussed now or it will get lost by the wayside. She stated that Council is sympathetic to these people and asked that discussion of deferral be placed on a subsequent Finance Committee agenda. Consensus of the Council was to place this discussion on a Finance Committee agenda. NEW BUSINESS Case /13: Code Enforcement Update Community Development Intern Kendra Lindahl presented Council with an updated report on the status of the code enforcement. Case #4: Request for Amendment to Development Plan and Site Plan Approval to Construct a Maintenance Building at the Rum River Hills Golf Course; Case of Rum River Hills, Inc. Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that Rum River Hills, Inc. submitted an application for site plan approval to construct a 3,780 square foot maintenance building in the southwest corner of the Rum River lqills Golf Course property. Through a series of meetings between golf course personnel, City staff, the Planning Commission, and the residents, we hope to have a plan acceptable to all parties. Ms. Frolik suggested that in a phone conversation with resident Jerry Schmidt on July 17, City staff was informed that the only issue not agreed upon between himself and the golf course was the roof material. Mr. Schmidt was requesting an asphalt shingle roof and the golf course had proposed a metal roof. In response to comments, the golf course has agreed to reposition the building 10 feet east to meet the requirement for a 20-foot landscape area adjacent to the Highway #47 area, reinstate the treed bem~ along Highway #47 using some of the trees proposed for the south and west sides of the building to screen the building and above-ground fuel storage Cily Council/July 25, 1995 Page 6 of 18