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Potassium Street. He stated the Council would not be so quick to do what they are doing tonight if the City was taking away their property. He has lived here all of his life and the Council is talking about taking it all away from them. Jean Hampton, 15551 Potassium Street, concurred. She stated she thinks some of the Councilmembers are trying to be decent, but some of them are power happy. The Council is the residents' elected officials and is supposed to represent them, and the residents are telling the Council that they are not happy with what they are doing. She stated no one has contacted her at all, and she had to hire an attorney just to get the City to listen. At the last Planning Commission meeting she attended she was informed she could get an injunction if their trees are being tom down. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to table the resolution granting contingent preliminary plat approval for the plat of Rum River Estates to the next City Council meeting, and to direct staff to prepare findings of fact in favor of the proposed preliminary plat and site plan and findings of fact opposed to the proposed preliminary plat and site plan for Rum River Estates. Further discussion: City Administrator Norman advised if this project does not go through, the sewer and water for Case No. 5 will need to be redetermined. Assistant Public Works Director Olson indicated Case No. 5 would be able to be serviced with sewer, as the line would come from the west. He explained staff had intended on making a watermain connection for a loop for that subdivision through this subdivision. He indicated there is a small comer of this property that provides access for the extension of Potassium Street for the last plat. Civil Engineer II Linton advised if Rum River Estates does not go forward, the lift station at River Pines could not be removed. One benefit of this plat going forward is that it could provide gravity sewer to River Pines. He explained the gravity sewer would come offNowthen Boulevard and first serve Shade Tree and then this project. Councilmember Jeffrey asked if water would also be saved through that same location. Civil Engineer II Linton replied it would be serviced from the south at the comer of Nowthen Boulevard and Alpine Drive. Mayor Gamec noted if this were to only go to 600 feet the townhomes could still be clustered to the east around the cul-de-sac, which would result in 20 units instead of 24. Motion can/ed. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Strommen, Cook, Jeffrey, Olson, and Pearson. Voting No: None. Further discussion: Mayor Gamec directed staff to provide information at the next meeting regarding the costs of the sewer and water connections. Assistant Public Works Director Olson indicated staff's intention was that the costs would come from the tnmk fees that would be due by the developer, and there would not be any cost to the City. Case #8: Request to Rezone Property from R-1 Single Family Residential Motion by Councilmember Strommen, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to table the request to rezone property from R-1 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development; Case of National Growth, to the next City Council meeting. City Council / June 14, 2005 Page 15 of 29