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Rum River Meadows received contingent preliminary plat approval on July 26, 2005. At the same meeting, findings were adopted by the City Council supporting the rezoning of the property to Planned Unit Development (PUD) and the ordinance rezoning the property was introduced. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed that the preliminary plat for Rum Rivers Estates went through considerable discussion and deliberation with the City Council. On July 26, 2005, the City Council granted preliminary plat approval for Rum River Estates contingent on the following items: 1. Compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated May 6, 2005 2. The City having acquired marketable title to the following permanent easements necessary for the Potassium Street fight-of-way: Community Development Director Trudgeon reviewed that a majority of the discussion regarding the plat involved the improvement of Potassium Street. The Council has authorized the use of eminent domain to purchase additional land needed for the use as Potassium Street. Staff and City representatives have been in contact with the property owners affected by the Potassium Street project. The City Attorney will give the Council an update on the status of negotiations. Mr. Trudgeon advised it is understood that as part of the Shade Tree Cottages plat, located immediately to the west of Rum River Meadows, that the new Potassium Street would be constructed. It has also been verbally agreed that the City would pay for 50% of the cost of securing the necessary fight-of-way and construction of Potassium Street that will serve both Shadetree Cottages and Rum River Estates. The developers of these two subdivisions will pay for the remaining 50% of these costs. As the final plans for Shadetree Cottages and Potassium Street have not been approved as of yet, any approval that the Council would want to consider for Rum River Meadows would need to be contingent on the construction of Potassium Street. Community Development Director Trudgeon advised the final plat and site plan show a total of 23 detached townhomes in the same number and locations as indicated on the preliminary plat. Overall the submitted final plat is consistent with the approved preliminary plat. Staff is continuing to review the street, utility, grading, and drainage plan and may have future comments as indicated in the Staff Review Letter. As indicated in the Staff Review letter, the applicant must receive approval from the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (WMO) regarding the wetland sequencing and mitigation plan. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed that as part of the preliminary plat discussions, the Council passed a motion for staff to begin negotiation with the property owners to the north for the City to receive a "right of first refusal" on the future sale of their land in order for the City to potentially create a second ingress/egress to Rum River Meadows. Staff has identified several parcels located in the River Pines subdivision that could serve as a future second access to and from the Rum River Meadows subdivision and will soon be contacting the identified property owners. The City Council adopted findings of fact supporting the rezoning of the parcel to Planned Unit Development. The Rum River Meadows PUD will allow for the 3.3 net density as shown on the plat as well as the following deviations from City Code: 1) A lesser structure setback between units (15 feet instead of the required 20 feet), and 2) the use of detached townhome units as part of the development. Community Development Director Trudgeon advised staff is recommending approval of the final plat subject to the following: 1) Compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated May 19,2006 2) The City and the Developer entering into a Development Agreement City Council / May 23, 2006 Page 4 of 20