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Drive to provide wider accommodations for the snowplows. The proposed center median island <br />alignment will require additional staff time to the snow plowing operations. Grant Riemer, the <br />Streets Supervisor, has also stated concerns regarding overall maintenance of the center median <br />island. Center medians collect salt during the winter months and do not retain a large water <br />supply during the summer months to allow for high survival rates of plantings. Due to the issues <br />raised by the Streets Supervisor, staff recommended that the proposed center median be <br />eliminated from the preliminary plat. If the City Council is so inclined to approve the <br />preliminary plat with the proposed center median island; the City Council may want to include <br />language in the Development Permit related to who will be responsible for the overall <br />maintenance of the median and require that the median be irrigated, at the applicants expense, in <br />order to increase planting survival rates. The site plan is also proposing private drives <br />throughout the development that will connect the townhouse structures to Cobalt Street. The <br /> <br />preliminary plat is indicatin <br />western boundary line. <br />error. The developer ' <br />connecting to the <br />will be located on i~','west <br />Commission and Park <br />along the east side of Cobalt <br />will provide for better I; <br />Thursday, December 13, 2001 and <br />has received a letter from Cory <br />the terms set forth in the draft park <br />and permitting process of the Lower <br />MnDOT is requesting the post and pre <br /> <br />eight-foot bituminous pedestrian trail along the southern and <br />along the western boundary line was left on the plat in <br />construct a trail running along the southern boundary line <br />Street. The preliminary plat indicates that the sidewalk <br /> Street. Due to comments made by the Planning <br /> ission, the developer will be relocating the sidewalk <br /> the sidewalk along the east side of Cobalt Street <br /> The Park and Recreation commission met on <br /> proposed park dedication agreement. The City <br /> Orrin ~son Homes stating they are agreeable to <br /> The project is subject to the revieTM <br /> Management Organization (WMO), <br /> The City received a <br /> the extension of Cobalt Street <br /> location of Cobalt Street as it <br /> )es at the common property <br /> of Cobalt Street <br /> <br />letter from Robert Hutchison from Lord of <br />to their property line. Mr. Hutchison stated <br />crosses their northern property line in respect to <br />line. The City Engineer reviewed the grades and found th <br />to be compatible with the proposed Lord of' Life .Church <br />driveways. Included in the case is a site plan showing <br />aligned along the Lord of Life Church northern property <br /> <br /> ~artment -development <br /> is proPosed to be <br />where Bob Hutchison would <br /> <br />like the road to be located. The Planning reviewed the preliminary plat on <br />December 4, 2001 and recommended that the City Council' approve the preliminary plat <br />contingent upon compliance with City Staff review letter dated November 30, 2001, the <br />developer address MnDOT's request for identifying State Highway g47 right-of-way on the plat <br />and resolving any issues with the Lord of Life church regarding the extension of Cobalt Street to <br />their property. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson inquir, ed if a resolution had been made regarding the connection to the <br />Lord of Life property. <br /> <br />City Council/December 18, 2001 <br /> Page 11 of 28 <br /> <br />-852 <br /> <br /> <br />