Minutes - Public Works Committee - 11/19/2002

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Principal City Engineer Olson replied that he thinks it would be a cost the developers would feel was a good use of the storm water management impact fund. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to recommend that the City Council authorize staff to hire Hakanson Anderson for a not to exceed amount of $2,000 to survey the 864 contour and provide legal descriptions of easements necessary to achieve the 100 year rainfall event and then bring it back for further consideration. Further discussion: Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he wanted to point out that they are looking at going back and acquiring the wetland, which is inconsistent to what they did earlier this year. Councilmember Kurak replied that that was not true. She explained that the City will address the remainder of the McDonald property when it is developed. Principal City Engineer Olson noted that they would not necessarily be acquiring the wetland, but possibly the land next to the wetland. Councilmember Zimmerman requested that staff look into a policy where the City can determine where the dewatering can occur if a developer receives a permit from the DNR. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that they are turning Class I wetlands into Class III wetlands for a short time and if he has a pasture that is dry 90 percent of the time and someone decides to turn that into a Class III wetland for a short t ime h e i s d amaged a nd t hey n eed t o consider that. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. 0 Case #3: Request for Maintenance of Private Street Principal City Engineer Olson stated that at the October 8, 2002 City Council meeting, staff was directed to bring a case to a future Public Works Committee meeting to discuss the possibility of taking over the maintenance of the private street that serves as access for the townhomes of Rum River Hills. On October 17, 2002, staff met with the residents of the townhouse association on sire. The concerns that were expressed at that meeting included: • They are paying property taxes for other streets that are maintained and want their street to be maintained as well • If t he C ity i s u nable t o take responsibility for their road, then they want the ability to be reimbursed for the portion of their taxes that are going towards maintenance activities • The streetlight for their development is at the intersection of Iodine Street and the private road. They are paying for the electricity costs for this light and also paying a priority light fee. The current width of the street is 28 feet wide and there is a 36-foot radius on the cul-de-sac. City code requires all new public streets to be 32 feet wide and those that are continuous have a 50-foot radius cul-de-sac with a 65-foot radius ROW. For the purposes of taking over the street, current City requires a 25-foot setback for the principal building. In talking with the Community Development Department, they do not remember any variance that was granted to that code. The Public Works Committee/November 19, 2002 Page 10 of 15