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Motion carried. ', Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Zimmerman, Strommen, Cook, Kurak[ an~ Pearson. Voting No: None. Case #6: [ ~ ~ l{equest for Preliminary Plat Review of Alpine Acres; Case of Oak Creek I B~Uilders, Inc. Associate P1 nn4r Wald stated that at the June 10, 2003 City Council meeting, the Council stated several conc~mslregarding the proposed development. The Council agreed to schedule a special work sessioniforiJune 17, 2003, to discuss the proposed plat in detail with the developer. During the work seS~lion} several City Council members expressed concern regarding the close proximity of Radium S :tee!, which is a private cul-de-sac, to Alpine Drive. The consensus of the Council was that Radium Street needed to be located at least 30 feet from the right-of-way of Alpine Drive and ad. titiqnal screening needs to be established between Radium Street and Alpine Drive. The City Council also discussed the Park and Recreation Commission's recommendation to dedicate a 5-age park located in the southeastern comer of the plat and the Planning Commission% r~ommendation to require a public access easement from the townhome units to said .5-acre ~arl~. The consensus of the City Council was to follow the Park and Recreation Commission'¢ recommendation to provide for a .5-acre public park within the plat. However, the developer do{s n~)t need to provide for a public access easement from the townhomes to the park since the par~ mill serve as natural open space until such time the City establishes funds to provide park [iml~[ovements. The City Council also stated that they felt access could be gained from Nowtheh B~ulevard. Subsequent to the work session, the preliminary plat has been revised to address thei City Council's direction. Radium Street cul-de-sac ~s now located 30 feet from the right of wa3~ of:Alpine Drive and complies with the required 50-foot radius. Due to the reconfiguratl !n o~Radmm Street, one umt was removed from'the plat. The preliminary plat of Alpine Acres is gow proposing to develop a total of 200 townhome units and one single family home. This et ua~s to a net density of 6.2 units per acre. In an attempt to provide for additional screening fret Ajpine Drive to Radium Street, the revised preliminary plat is also providing for a 3-foot berrr w~ieh includes additional plantings selected from the Ramsey Tree Book. An access is beiltg ~rovided from Nowthen Blvd. to the future park located in the southeastern comer of the' dat.[ Councilmeml: er I~urak stated that there has been some discussion regarding fencing at the end of the cul-de-sac ~and the entrance that was not resolved at the work session. Associate Pla_~ne~ Wald explained that the developer has looked at fencing options and they are willing to ins~ll 4 fence, but they proposing a one to three foot berm with irrigation that would be heavily lan~sc~ed. Mayor Garnet stated that he would prefer to see the berm with trees. Councilmemb.~r Igook inquired if the developer would do a fence in lieu of the berm and landscaping et wo¢ld there be both. City Council/June 24, 2003 Page 21 of 37