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-328- <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that currently they have a balance in their trunk fund, but if <br />they start incurring $300,000 costs they will deplete the fund qUickly. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson noted that there is currently $2.2 million in the fund and they are <br />asking for an expenditure of $404,000. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if they have seen a plan for future development. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson replied no. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that they would be foolish to not oversize the pipe. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he was not suggesting that they put the smaller line in, <br />but the policy needs to be more consistent with the storm water policy' and the developer should <br />be required to install the necessary pipe and than the developer can be reimbursed if future <br />development occurs. He did not think it made sense for the City to have to come up with <br />$400,000 to facilitate development and then tell the citizens that they are short of money. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer OIson stated that the trunk fund is paid for by the developer to cover the <br />costs of extra depth and sizing. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak stated that the money does not come out of the general fund, it comes <br />from the developer that goes towards infrastructure only. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson replied that that was correct. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that Plat approval was premature at this time because there <br />were too many unresolved issues. <br /> <br />Cou~ilm~mber Hendriksen stated that there are a lot of developers that would love to have the <br />CitY fund large runs of sewer to benefit their private projects: He knows for a fact that Jerry <br />Bower would like sewer and water at the gun club so that he could develop his property. The <br />fund will be broke very quickly if they spend it on each development. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson replied that it depends on what the Council feels they spend from <br />the fund. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he is referring to the pipe that goes through the <br />development. He has less of an objection to using City funds outside of the development. He <br />also noted that there was nothing that says that the road in the rear of the single-family homes <br />could not be a public street. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson inquired if there were two issues-one dealing with preliminary plat <br />approval and one dealing with sewer and water policy. <br /> <br />City Council/September 24, 2002 <br /> Page 24 of 33 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I' <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />