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stated that he was opposed to the trail and that thc children would not use the trail to walk to school; they would stay on the sidewalks. Overall he felt that the development was too dense, but he was willing to be flexible on that issue. Tim Yehle, 6121 - 145th Lane NW, stated that he was opposed to having a trail in his backyard. He explained that the trail would come five feet from his screened gazebo. In regards to children walking to school, his children are bussed and do not walk to school. His other area of concern had to do with water coming onto his property because he has a low, flat backyard. Mr. Yehle stated that he wants to be assured that he will not have water in his back yard. Mayor Gamec replied that the water issues would be addressed. Councilmember Cook proposed that a sidewalk be constructed along the west side of 145th Lane and then the proposed southerly trail be removed from the proposed development. Julie Horn, 6031 - 145th Lane NW, stated that John and Sandy Bertzyk went around the entire perimeter of the proposed development to get recommendations from people regarding the trail and it was a strong 'no' that people did not want the trail. She did also have an opportunity to watch the Park Commission meeting and it seemed to her that the trail was being very strongly advocated by Mr. Boos rather than the Park Commission. Councihnember Elvig stated that he did not want to see everyone installing six-foot fences adjacent to open space because of a trail, so he felt that the proposal of the sidewalk along 145th Lane would resolve some of the concerns. Todd Bjerstedt, Todd Allen Homes, stated that they would be very happy to work with the Engineering department on drainage issues. He also noted that the minimum driveway length being proposed was 22 feet and 90 percent of the cottage homes will not have children. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to adopt Resolution #03- 02-055 adopting Findings of Fact #0643 relating to a request to rezone the subject property from R-1 Single Family to PUD Planned Unit Development. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Elvig, and Pearson. Voting No: Councilmembers Strommen and Zimmerman. Abstained: Councilmember Kurak. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Pearson, to introduce an ordinance to rezone the subject property from R-1 Single Family to PUD Plam~ed Unit Development, based on the findings of facts. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Pearson, and Elvig. Voting No: Councilmembers Strommen, and Zimmerman. Abstained: Councilmember Kurak. City Council/February 25, 2003 Page 10 of 18