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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />payment. The City was also requesting an easement for possible future trail purposes parallel to <br />T.H. #47. <br /> <br />Principal Engineer Olson noted that he did discuss the recommendation of MnDOT regarding the <br />northerly access and explained that it was the City recommendation that the access be placed in <br />an area where the turn would be 90 degrees. MnDOT explained that they were only making a <br />recommendation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson inquired if staff felt that the 90 degree turn would be safer. <br /> <br />Principal Engineer Olson replied yes. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak inquired if the six foot fence will be located along the highway. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Frolik replied yes, unless it is determined that further sound <br />mitigation is necessary and approved by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson questioned the statement that the "grading plan is generally <br />acceptable". <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson explained that ACCAP will need to work in conjunction with the property <br />to the south regarding the grading. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson noted that the number of units and in what configuration differs in the <br />case presented to the Council and the City staffreview letter dated March 20, 2002. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that when the City approved the Katnis property they allowed <br />the building of a public street through the property and some private streets to service groups of <br />buildings and thought of them in terms of driveways. Then The Ponds development came <br />forward with a townhome development and they were not proposing individual driveways as <br />private drives, but collector streets as private drives. He inquired as to how far the City is going <br />to go with private drives. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak stated that in regards to the ACCAP development they are proposing one <br />private street to facilitate a better development on the site. <br /> <br />Councihnember Zimmerman stated that Councilmember Kurak had stated in her campaign <br />material that she would not vote for low income housing and now she is doing exactly that. He <br />stated that that was a bad decision on Councilmember Kurak's part. He inquired if it would be <br />possible fbr a fire truck to make the sharp turnl <br /> <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied that the streets met all of the City's road <br />standards. <br /> <br />City Council/March 26, 2002 <br /> Page I7 of 25 <br /> <br />-35- <br /> <br /> <br />