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3) Development Policy <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that thc Council had requested more discussion regarding an <br />alternative development policy where the City would hire a consultant to perform the design of <br />the project, which had been recommended by staff. He also noted that staff has determined that <br />the Davis Bacon would not apply unless there were state monies involved in the project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if MSA funding is considered state funds. <br /> <br />Principal Engineer Olson replied yes. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen stated that a comment was made at the last work session that the <br />Andover Development Policy was not working well and significant changes had been made, but <br />since that meeting, he had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Jacobsen from the Andover City <br />Council as well as the Andover City Clerk who did not feel that there were any major flaws with <br />the policy or any major changes were made, but they were allowing for some latitude with <br />developers that could not move forward with a project. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman presented a memo from the Community Development Director <br />regarding the Andover Development Policy. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if a certain developer ran into financial problems and <br />could not proceed with a development would they move on to the next developer. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that they would move to the next developer if there was any <br />reason a developer could not proceed with the project. He felt that the policy set proper <br />expectations with the developers. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that the difficulty is determining what is an appropriate timeline. He felt <br />that the current way they handle development is a good policy. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated the issue is, does the City take in 23 plats in one year or do <br />they limit it to 12 or 15. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that he feels the City has done a good job with handling the increased <br />development. He stated that the one reason for the rush of development in the City is because <br />there was a moratorium on most of the land for such a long time. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson explained that the way things currently work is the developer hires their <br />own engineering firm, who has the developer's interest at heart. It puts the City on the spot to <br />catch as many errors as they can to consider the City as a whole. The suggested alternative was <br />that once preliminary plat is approved, the design is submitted to the City, the City would then <br />hire a consultant to do the public improvements. <br /> <br />Councihnember Kurak inquired if the consultant costs' would be paid for by the developer. <br /> <br />Principal Engineer Olson replied yes. <br /> <br />City Council/May 21, 2002 <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />