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Page 2 May 29, 1990 10. The plat is proposed to be served by city sewer and water. The developers of Cedar Hills, Windemere Woods and Chestnut Hills have requested tax-increment financing to help extend sewer and water to these subdivisions. A public hearing on the trunk sanitary sewer and watermain was held May 22, 1990. The developer has also requested the City to install streets, storm sewer and lateral sanitary sewer and watermain. A public hearing for these improvements is scheduled for June 12, 1990. In review of the drainage to the plat, the plat will drain into Magnesium and created pond areas. This lake ultimately is planned to outlet into the Rum River through storm sewers. The three plats - Cedar Hills, Chestnut Hills and Windemere Woods will provide a common park and trail system. The final plan of the park should be reviewed and approved by the Park Commission. Sheet 2 indicates that the trail from Sodium to the park would end in a wetland. The wetland will need to be configured or the developer would need to bridge the water along with his trail development. Alternatively, the trail ROW should be located between Lots 10 and 11, Block 7. The developer is responsible for grading of the park area to create useability and developable park land. A grading plan of the area is required to be submitted at preliminary plat approval. No plan has yet been submitted. Actual park development beyond grading at this point is expected to be requested under Tax Increment Financing. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) was completed and the City Council passed a resolution concluding that the proposed Cedar Hills development did not have the potential for significant environmental effects on April 25, 1989. The EAW did state that the final approval of the plat was contingent on expansion of the MUSA boundary by Metropolitan Council and construction of a street outlet to Sunfish Lake Boulevard south of Hunter's Hill. On July 13, 1989, Metropolitan Council approved the MUSA expansion. Plans for the street outlet to Sunfish Lake Boulevard were submitted but have since been withdrawn in favor of an extension of Sodium to 116 rather than Sunfish Lake Blvd. We view this as a preferred traffic route.