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P146 <br /> <br />· At the October 8, 2002 City Council work session, the City Council agreed in concept to a <br /> funding arrangement that was proposed by the Developer. The funding proposal ~that the <br /> City Council conceptually a~eed to is as follows: <br /> <br /> a. The City agTees to contribute a not to exceed amount of $150,000.0'0 to ~the cost of <br /> constructing a 30" trunk sanitary sewer line from its existing tocation'to the north <br /> <br /> b. The City agrees to allow the Developer to utilize all of~Q~e trunk fee m6nqy <br /> from this first phase of 44 lots as well as an additional. 156 lots that ~I1 <br /> generated <br /> be platted in the future on land under the Developer,s ~ontrol within the "triangle' <br /> during a five year period following the date of final' approval of Villas of Meadow <br /> Point. The "triangle" is defined by the right4o~'-ways of Alpine Dr. NW,' CoUnty <br /> Road 5 (Nowthen Blvd.), and County Road57 (Sunfish Lake Blvd.). <br /> c. The trunk fee money that the City is_ aI16wing the Developer to utilize is to be <br /> used to construct the 30" trunk sani~ary";;eWer line 'thr0tigh the site and across <br /> County Road 5 at a depth and alignment as approved ~o~ the-City Engineer. <br /> d. If the cost to construct the above mentioned 30" .trunk sanitary sewer line through <br /> the site plus a 25% increase for design, contract ..administration, legal, and <br /> contingency is below that which will be generated:from trunk tees, then the <br /> difference will be due to .the City from the Developer upon'final platting of a <br /> <br />On October l l, 2002, the :"City of Ramsey received notification from the Minnesota <br />Environmental Quality Board that a valid citizen-Petition'Pequ~sting that the City require an <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW)be-completed for. Villas of Meadow Point. The <br />petition raises three potential environmental .effects that could occur with the Villas of Meadow <br />Point development; 1) Harm to the natural habitat of the Blanding's Turtles, 2) Reduction of the <br />habitat for other wildlife, 3) Decline of wafer .quality and supply. Under State law, the City <br />Council cannot make any final government apbro'z~:S' of a project until the need for an EAW has <br />been determined. State statutes allow for the CitwCouncil to take up to 30 working days to make <br />a decision?"__The developer;' ~in 'response to .th.et-iSetition, has indicated that they will be 'bringing <br />forward information addressing the-citizen'¢'petition's concerns at the October 22, 2002 City <br />Council meeting. Under State law, the City has 30 working days to make a determination on <br />whether an EAW shall be conducted. The first item that the City Council must consider is to <br />make'a-decision on the citizen petition. The City Council will need to make a decision on <br />whether an EAW is needed by November 22, 2002. -If the issues raised by the Citizen Petition <br />are resolved' and the City Council wants to consider approving the preliminary plat, staff would <br />recommend that approval be contingent on the following items: <br /> <br /> Compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated August 20, 2002, Revised September 20, <br /> 2002, Revised October 4, 2002, Revised October 18, 2002. <br /> The applicant receiving site plan approval of the two-unit townhomes. <br /> Language being inserted into the Development Agreement that define the financial <br /> responsibilities between the City and the Developer regarding extension of sanitary sewer <br /> trunk lines. <br /> <br /> City Council/October 22; 2002 <br /> Page 26 of 35 <br /> <br /> <br />