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I I I Community Development Director Frolik stated that on September 25, 2001 the reviewed the proposed final plat for McDonald 2~d Addition. The City Council and directed the applicant to delineate all wetlands on the subject property as easements. Subsequent to the City Council meeting, Mr. McDonald withdrew plat approximately 40 acres into McDonald 2nd Addition. Following conversations with Councilmember Kurak and based on the results of McDonald would like to table action for further information. [utility to some I I I I I I Councilmember Kurak stated that in discussing the issue with Ordinance was discovered, which related to drainage City Attorney Goodrich stated that the City drainage and utility easement over all wetland policy the City has a subdivisibn ordinance, subdivision ordinance would be met by the dedication applicant had agreed to. Councilmember Kurak stated that there is a 66-foot drainage McDonald's property and he is the Council would look at this drainage and utility easements,:/Ms. KUlak felt large parcel of land. When dikt~'ssing ~:?issue with a different policy to apply to land larger ~ ten Attorney an an overall In addition to that in that easement, which the across Mr. hoping is that all wetlands as practice on such a that there should be I I I I I I Robert McDonald requested that his action be tabled? .i:;~;:::':';;:i :~" ~ · Motion by'"~.6'fincilmember't~firak, seconded direct st~ m draft a policy}~h~t would wetl ands his request be withdrawn and Anderson, to table action and over ten acres from encumbering all Further discussi6ni::, requested that staff identify the pros and cons to ,~,f!fr~:.'~h~ging the curre~?~t6,h'..qy. C.~,uncilmember Hen. driksen inq.uired if the proper motion should have'~°een:.'t° direct staffi:[o,,re~e~ the current pohcy. Councflmember Kurak stated that she is looking t$,i~qye the issue"'~l~g5n a timely fashion so that Mr. McDonald can go ahead with his subdivision. ::::A. policy.,C~0t be changed without an official resolution. Councilmember Anderson repl:'ie'~,that th~'~01icy may not pass until they get more information. Councilmember Hendriksen stai~ that he did not think they should be thinking of it as holding Mr. McDonald back when th~e3~ :are trying to follow City policy. He felt the motion should be that they table %'ii?~..:?tion pending ~review of the policy, and out of that may come something that will allow Mr. '~::':iMcDona!d,io .develop the way he wants. Councilmember Kurak replied that she does not want to hoId~.Mr, ~ MCDonald back on something that isn't even a written policy. The ordinance that Mr, G06driCh' read is an ordinance that governs the City. The policy she is asking to amend is not City Council/October 9, 2001 Page 13 of 24 -59-