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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Deb Kuechle, 15325 Sunfish Lake Boulevard, Ramsey, stated that from what she unders~ahds is <br />that there will be berm behind her home and that she wouldn't be able to see much <br />except for the roof. The developer has also indicated that they will be installing.?~¢veral <br />along the berm. <br /> <br />Mr. McGee stated that they will be meeting the requirements of the City and.~then some and. they <br />will be making a landscape plan to terrace the berm somewhat. '~. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired i'f they had resolved the 16,,ur~i~%'sue. <br /> <br />Principal CiW Engineer Olson replied that the developer w~":'~ot proposing those units <br />time. ';? <br /> <br />Councilm~ber Zi~e~an stated that he would ~mgt~;:~e :m~ <br /> entk.~.fd~eJopment at once. <br /> <br />Mr. McGee presented a color rendering of the 16-u~t buildi~/~plaihng thru mey win have <br />an underground parking garage and contain an elevator and each Will be handicap accessible. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak stated ~at~she: was ve~ excited, but wantS;~6, m.~k~ 'sure tbs they <br />construct the units as they are prop0s6a.": {/~;;7:ssb~. <br /> <br />Mr. McGee presented a colored rendering of the prop~a~d dub ho~e ~m will include ~ indoor <br />swimming pool. {:'-~- ._.?{?' ' "%.:~)~3~{~P' <br />H~yor ~ame~ ~tated that he wa~ Cad .to ~i~ht ~ey ~e 6~o~i~g b~a~e he fee~ that th~r~ <br />i8 ~ re~l need for that ~pe.of development ~ :~e Ci~. <br /> <br />Phncipal Plier Tmdgeon'reviewed the optiohs bef0fe the Council regarding the EAW. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec requested ~m ~. Raati2a su~'mze Ms EAW report. <br /> <br />Pete Raati~a, Hak~son ~derson, explained that he spoke-to some expels reg~ding the <br />Blanding's turtles in .putting together ~s repo2. ~ ~s repo~ he addressed the general site <br />infomation. He expl~ned ~at the site includes a pastured ~ea, and ~o small wetl~ds on ~e <br />site, which are both, less :.than 4/10ths of an acre. ~e Wpe of vegetation su~ounding those <br />wetlands are canau gass, w~ch is not conducive to Blanding's ~le habitm. If by chance they <br />were to find a'Blanding'sm~le on ~e site they would follow ~e DNR ~idelines. ~e wetlands <br />will not be destroyed as pan of the development, in hct they will be add~g sediment ponds. <br />They will be pl.~ting additional ~ees t~oughout the site. ~e wetl~d where the tm~ sewer <br />will be constructed will be brought back to its ofi~nal condition. ~e wildlife ~ the area is <br />adaptable to urban development. ~e water qualiW will be improved by adding two sediment <br />ponds and the reduction of pasture and on-site systems. It was ~s opinion that ~e EAW is not <br />wa~anted because the impacts are ve~ minimal and actually some ~e positive for the area. <br /> <br />City Council/October 22, 2002 <br /> Page 29 of 35 <br /> <br />P149 <br /> <br /> <br />