03-24-2009 Council Work Session Packet

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� � . MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council Bill Wells, City Administrator From: Mike Gaffron, Asst. City Admin. - Long Term Strategy Date: December 8, 2008 Subject: 850 Wayzata Boulevard - Issues for 12/9 Work Session Discussion A. MUSA • Property must be in the MUSA to be served with sewer • Adding this to MUSA as residential property triggers inclusion in density calculation; City is too close to 3.0 units per acre to bring more low-density properties into MUSA • Options for adding this property to MUSA include: 1) Change zoning& guide plan to allow residential density of at least 3 dwelling units per acre, and continue the current CUP; OR 2) Change guide plan for property to Institutional; then couldn't redevelop as low- density residential without future Met Council review and approval; OR 3) Change guide plan to office or other non-retail commercial use, if existing day- care/school use is permitted in an office district (currently is not); OR 4) Density transfer- guide some other residential property at an off-setting higher density. • Timing: If`Comforts of Home' makes application for CMP amendment by 12/17 deadline, use of that site for density transfer could be added to CMP Update for review and approval by Met Council in late summer/fall. Any other guide-plan changes need to be incorporated into CMP update by end of January to be reviewed as part of Update, or won't be able to do them until after CMP is approved next fall. DECISION PROCESS: As of May 2008, City Council was not in favor of Options 1 or 3; Michael K was not in favor of Option 2; Option 4 requires further discussion by Council as to risks vs benefits. B. SEWER • The timing, routing, design and costs of sewer connection dependent on: - construction of Myrtlewood sewer occurring (probably 2009)... - whether(and when) 875 Wayzata Boulevard develops... - whether 875 Wayzata Boulevard connects to the Long Lake sewer system or �o the Wayzata system... - whether a connection serving 8�0 and 875 Wayzata Boulevard is a force main (requiring a City lift station), a pressure line (requiring a permanent individual pump station), or a gravity line (high initial cost, low maintenance). � Each design has pros and cons; and construction costs, feasibility of each option, and ease of construction also come into play... • Timing relative to construction of service roads and the roundabout is a limiting factor for a gravity sewer system; pressurized or force main system could be constructed deep enough to not be affected by roundabout construction... (OVER)