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Councilmember Riley aye Councilmember Shryock aye Councilmember Kuzma aye Councilmember LeTourneau aye Mayor Strommen aye Councilmember Williams absent Motion carried. 7.06: Review Recent Feedback Concerning Buildable Area on Parcels with Floodplains and Wetlands Community Development Director Gladhill reviewed the staff report and recommendation to direct staff to work with the Environmental Policy Board (EPB) and Planning Commission to develop ideas to resolve, or at least reduce, issues some homeowners are encountering as a result of the proximity of the principle structure to a wetland, floodplain, and/or storm sewer pipe. Mayor Strommen stated that she does not view this as an issue of wetland protection versus allowing people to fill but rather there are lots that meet the minimum standards but are not allowed to build decks because of the wetland location. She provided the example of a homeowner that has a sliding door 1.5 stories up which is meant to have a deck but he had to go through a difficult process to build the necessary deck. She noted that a solution was found in that individual case but noted that there are other cases like this out there where a home was built on the lot in a position which prevents them from building items that may be necessary. The Council consensus was to direct staff to work with the Environmental Policy Board and Planning Commission to develop ideas to resolve, or at least reduce, issues some homeowners are encountering as a result of the proximity of the principle structure to a wetland, floodplain, and/or storm sewer pipe. 7.07: Continue Discussion Related to Dominium Development and Acquisitions, LLC's Potential Purchase of City Owned Property (portions may be closed to the public) Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama reviewed the staff report noting that this is a continuation of a discussion which began on June 9th. He provided background information on Dominium and specifically the ranges for the potential Ramsey project. He highlighted the proposal before the Council tonight, highlighting changes from the original proposal. He identified the members from Dominium and CBRE in attendance tonight and noted that the discussion can move into closed session. Nick Anderson, Dominium, provided background information on Dominium and stated that mixed use is out of the realm of their expertise. He suggested that rather than incorporating retail within the building, perhaps a retail element could be built on the western portion of the site. He stated that Dominium would like to stay on the original parcel identified but contained on half of the site with the ability to construct retail on the other side of the site. He stated that they can work within the framework given by the City, noting that they can make the financing work City Council / July 14, 2015 Page 9 of 13