Minutes - Council Work Session - 02/17/2004

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Councilmember Strommen stated that she wants to get a handle on what "developing community" means. Councihnember Elvig stated that he had expressed some of his concerns to members of the Met Council and through those discussions he felt confident that the City will have a commitment from the Met Council to "start the clock" back at the time of the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan so that they could include all of the new development that has occurred in the City. He also explained that the three to five units per acre would not include any green space, wetland, o City- owned right-of-way. Councilmember Strommen inquired if it was possible to get that commitment in writing from the Met Council. Councilmember Elvig replied that he thought they could. Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to get a letter from the Met Council indicating that they could "start the clock" from the point the 2001 Comprehensive Plan was adopted and that the density calculations would not include green space, wetlands, or City owned right of way. Councilmember Elvig stated that the key is to get the agreement in writing from the Met Council. It was his understanding that if the City is under the 2030 blueprint as a developing city the Met Council agrees to provide the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the development at their own cost, which will most likely include a water treatment facility. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to how much sewer capacity the City will be utilizing once the Town Center is built out. Assistant Director of Public Works Olson reviewed the City's current sewer capacity and what they anticipate after the build out of the Town Center. Councilmember Strommen left at 8:13 p.m. 3) New Development Adjacent Property grading City Administrator Norman stated that in April 2002, the Council briefly discussed the need for discussion of grading adjacent to a new development project. The item was added to a Council work session and discussed on October 22, 2002. During the meeting in 2002, Councilmember Kurak described a situation where a new development sometimes does not make allowances for difference in grading on neighboring property. Other examples were also cited by Councilmember Hendriksen. The Council did suggest that some consideration should be placed in. the current drafting of Chapter 9 in the City Code in that contour information needs to be part of plat or site plan process. Council directed staffto discuss the situation with neighboring cities and bring back for Council review and discussion. City Council Work Session/February 17, 2004 Page 5 of 8