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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 18, 1997 <br />• <br />(#12 - #2281 Hennepin County - Continued) <br />Brown clarified then that the City must approve affecting wetlands that the City has <br />approval to fill. Gaffron said the Council listens to various concerns. He said the Council <br />understood there would be impacts on specific wetlands regardless of where the road was <br />located. and avvarently concluded those impacts are relatively of a lower vriority than the <br />road alignment concerns. <br />Joel Settles said while he was not in attendance at all meetings, the Council weighed the <br />impacts on many issues to try to balance them out. <br />Lindquist moved, McMillan seconded, to approve Application #2281 per Staff <br />recommendations 1-4. Recommendation #5 include the three items noted pertaining to <br />stormwater, septic systems, and ponding. The people who have any other concerns about <br />the CoRd 5 realignment and other questions were asked to sign uo_ and Plannina <br />Commission will recommend another meeting be held with the County regarding any other <br />questions they might have. Mitigation will be 2:1 per State requirements with the strong <br />recommendation that mitigation occur within Orono. Settles said the determination will <br />be made by the State but preference can be stated. He will attach the recommendation to <br />the report certified to the State. Theis asked the type of meeting and if held by the County <br />or Council. Lindquist suggested a no,%sible combination of both Council and Countv as a <br />• public information meeting. Vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0. <br />Schroeder asked Settles if the mitigation siting is political in nature. Settles did not feel it <br />was as such. He noted a number of people have seen the abilitv in selling wetlands. A <br />member of the public noted tiling down on farm land. <br />Brown said he appreciated the Planning Commission listening to the concerns. Schroeder <br />suggested people call Council members if they have issues of concern. <br />( #13) TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE <br />This item will be reviewed at the Planning Commission Work Session scheduled for <br />Sentember 12. 1997 at 8:00 a.m. <br />McMillan asked that information be provided on the background of the Sugar Woods <br />Develonment_ <br />Stoddard related that the Council asked that the Planning Commission review the draft <br />drawn by the Park Commission regarding this issue for their recommendation. <br />Lindquist asked that Park Commissioner David Beal be present at the work session. <br />32 <br />