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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 14,1998 mO) U2425, SIDNEY AND BARBARA REBERS/SERllCE 800, INC, 2190 WAYZATA BOULEVARD - continued Kelley asked if there is any action necessary tonight. Gaffron responded no, that the site plan was previously approved with two conditions. One, that the sidewalk be changed from six feet to eight feet; and two, that staff review the final landscape plan. He said it was not clear that the Council v\anted specific changes to the landscape plan. Moorse said he recalled that the general direction of the Council at the last meeting was to compare the landscaping to the Otten property to make sure the two were roughly equivalent. Jabbour said he understood the reason this application came before the Council tonight was to discuss the park dedication fee and the letter of credit. Gaffron said this item is for discussion of the subdivision, not the site plan. He believes staff has the direction needed to prepare for final plat approval. Jabbour asked if the applicant is comfortable with the direction provided by the Council. Jean Mork Bredesoi (applies .t) stated she understood that the discussion tonight was to get direction on the letter of credit '’".d me park dedication fee. She is comfortable with the direction provided by the Council. Kelley remarked that one of his for the corridor from Brown Road up to the schools is to get rid of the utility poles that are loca .a on the north side of the road. He understands that it does not make sense to require the applicant to bury the utilities just on their lot, but he Aould like the ability to assess back the cost of burying utilities if other lots are developed. Jabbour concurred that it would be nice to bury the utilities, but the cost would be prohibitive. The cost of burying the utilities would be added to the value of the property, driving up the cost of the land and increa ing density. Flint stated he is supportive of the broad boulevard concept envisioned by Kelley. He would like staff to look at the plan for the whole road from Brown Road to Willow to determine feasibility. Kelley suggested realigning the poles on the road that is platted. Cliff Otten stated he wanted to pay the extra costs and bury the utility poles on his property when they were moved, but NSP would not allow it because Oiono was not interested in burying the rest of the poles. Page 9