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Tom Gamec - Coming up Ramsey Boulevard, you have Rhinestone Street (a loop) they have a row <br />of evergreens and you do not even know they have neighbors in their back yards. It would be <br />good if you stretch out the screening and put up a couple rows of trees, and have this development <br />pay for the park so the City and taxpayers do not have to pay for it. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder - Our intent is to pass your concerns on to all the developers that submit proposals. <br />Any proposals we get back we would inform you as to what these are. The manner we will inform <br />you, I do not know, but we will let you know what the proposals are. We want the neighborhood <br />to comment on them and help us determine what would bring favor from the neighborhood and <br />what would not. <br /> <br />Tom Gamec - It will go to the Planning Commission - wouldn't it be a good idea to re-send notices <br />about that meeting. Generally people get more excited when things start happening. We could get <br />input before it gets to the City Council - at the preliminary plat stage. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder - The City is effectively a developer of the land and the City Council should figure <br />out what concept makes sense and then take it to the Planning Commission. The City Council <br />would be the party receiving the proposals. <br /> <br />Jan Reiter - Another concern is that sewer and water will go through - does that affect us on the <br />other side? <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder - No, even if you begged me, we could not provide it to you. <br /> <br />Betty Olesen - That's our concern too. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder - You are outside the Urban Service District. We would have to have an election <br />and more than 50% of the people have to say yes to bring your land into the District. If you <br />petition for it and everyone votes yes, then the City has to do a comprehensive plan amendment. It <br />has to be reviewed by the Planning Commission and adopted by the City Council and be sent to the <br />Metropolitan Council. If all is approved, then you would have to petition for it. By this time, a <br />couple years have passed. What the Charter amendment says that was recently passed is, for <br />example, if there are three for the sewer and water and one against, if the City put it in, if you do <br />not want it and did not petition for it, you do not have to have it. The City Council is talking about <br />what happens now with regard to a shortfall in a situation where that arises. More likely than not, <br />until all four of you are on the petition, we probably do not want to hear from you. <br /> <br />Tom Gamec - The big danger is this could happen over and over again and it will cost too much <br />money. <br /> <br />Jan Reiter - So we do not have to worry about it. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder - Not unless state law changes. There is no desire by anyone to run sewer and <br />water in your neighborhood. <br /> <br />Tom Gamec - We really looked at the Charter at the time it was written as to how we would really <br />protect the people. I have not heard of any neighborhood where the City just stuck people with <br />City sewer and water. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder - There are currently over 400 homes on septic systems in the MUSA that we have <br />gone right around with development. <br /> <br />Betty Olesen - How will this affect our taxes? <br /> <br />Alpine Neighborhood Meeting/October 24, 1996 <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />