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<br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) Brief Presentation of Study - Rusty Fifield, HKGi <br /> <br />Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon stated they have a presentation and report <br />from HKGi for the City regarding the Central Rural Reserve Study. He reviewed how the study <br />area came into the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated the boundaries have changed since this was first discussed. <br />They knew the gun club would be developed and there is land around the gun club that would be <br />developed. <br /> <br />Mr. Rusty Fifield, HKGi, stated they have been working on the study for almost three years. He <br />noted he was at the meeting to answer questions, clarify the study and discuss key policy issues. <br />This is not a plan for redevelopment and change is inevitable. They need to understand options <br />and implications and it is better to plan than react. <br /> <br />Mr. Fifield presented an overview of the study. <br /> <br />Mr. Fifield stated there are certain areas that were dropped from the study because they have <br />already been developed. There are 587 parcels on 1,007 acres and there are currently 556 <br />housing units on the properties. There are a number of influencing factors which shape <br />opportunities and decisions facing property owners and it influences future development. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated there was a comprehensive sewer and <br />water plan that was updated last year by the Council. <br /> <br />Commissioner Nixt arrived at 6:45 p.m. <br /> <br />Mr. Fifield stated that one of the most important factors in the study is future traffic. The <br />corridors will see significant traffic increases. There will be future safety and intersection issues <br />because there are many intersections in the City and the roads are set up like a ladder, all flowing <br />onto the major roadways. The City Charter controls assessments for public improvements. In <br />the draft report, several different scenarios are presented. Future scenarios are maintaining <br />healthy neighborhoods, development of vacant land (A and D, immediately east of Central Park <br />and Hanson Tree Farm). There is very little opportunity for infill development; the more likely <br />scenario is incremental growth with utilities and potential for larger change. <br /> <br />2) Questions and General Discussion - All <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated in terms of the factors that the report discusses of what might <br />be influencing future development is interaction, the domino effect such as transportation. The <br />natural features will need to be something they have to work around. They should have <br />discussion about which are the strongest influences such as transportation. They need more <br />discussion regarding the natural features and it would be helpful to include the greenways map. <br />She also thought this is one of those cases to have a natural resources inventory. She felt this <br />section was the weakest. Another thing that would be helpful is to find out what is the status of <br />the private wells and septic in the area and how many have failed and have been redone. Would <br />people want to switch to city sewer and water, if available. They need to explore more of the <br />incremental growth; blending of neighborhoods will be hard to do like they have had in the past. <br />City Council Work Session / June 26, 2006 <br />Page 2 of7 <br />