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Streets Supervisor, has also stated concerns regarding overall maintenance of the center median island. Center medians collect salt during the winter months and do not retain a large water supply during the summer months to allow for high survival rates of plantings. Due to the issues raised'by the Streets Supervisor, Staff is recommending that the proposed center median be eliminated from the preliminary plat. If the City Council is so inclined to approve the preliminary plat with the proposed center median island; the City Council may want to include language in the Development Permit related to who will be responsible for the overall maintenance of the median and require that the median be irrigated, at the applicants expense, in order to increase planting survival rates. -144- The site plan is also proposing private drives throughout the development that will connect the townhouse structures to Cobalt Street. Staff will be prepared to discuss some standards as it relates to private drives during the City Council meeting. The preliminary plat is indicating an eight-foot bituminous pedestrian trail along the southern and western boundary line. The trail located along the western boundary line was left on the plat in error. The developer is proposing to construct a trail running along the southern boundary line connecting to the sidewalk along Cobalt Street. The preliminary plat indicates that the sidewalk will be located on the west side of Cobalt Street. Due to comments made by the Planning Commission and Park and Recreation Commission, the developer will be relocating the sidewalk along the east side of Cobalt Street. Locating the sidewalk along the east side of Cobalt Street will provide for better pedestrian connections. The Park and Recreation Commission met on Thursday, December 13,2001. Staff will provide a verbal report to the City Council regarding park dedication and related landscaping issues discussed at the Park and Recreation meeting. Enclosed in the case is a proposed park dedication agreement that the Park and Recreation Commission will be reviewing at their December meeting. The City has received a letter from Cory Lepper of On'in Thompson Homes stating they are agreeable to the terms set forth in the draft park development agreement. The drainage and grading plan will need to be modified according to the City Engineers comments that are stated in the attached City Staff review letter dated November 30, 2001. The project is subject to the review and permitting process of the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (WMO). MnDot is requesting the post and pre development run-off calculations. The City received a letter from Robert Hutchison from Lord of Life Church regarding the extension of Cobalt Street to their property line. Mr. Hutchison stated concern regarding the location of Cobalt Street as it crosses their northern property line in respect to grade match and slopes at the common property line. The City Engineer reviewed the grades and found the proposed alignment of Cobalt Street to be compatible with the proposed Lord of Life Church senior apartment development driveways. Included in the case is a site plan showing where Cobalt Street is proposed to be aligned along the Lord of Life Church northern property line and where Bob Hutchison would like the road to be located. Recommendation: The Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary plat on December 4, 2001 and recommended that the City Council approve the preliminary plat contingent upon compliance with City Staff review letter dated November 30, 2001, the developer address MnDot's request