07-25-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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72088.3 TO: Mayor and City Council A FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrato DATE: July 20, 1988 SUBJECT: Woodhill Avenue - Road Construction Attachments: A. Planning Commission Minutes of 6/15/87 B. Council Minutes of 7/13/87 C. Council Minutes of 9/28/87 D. Council Minutes of 11/23/87 E. Council Minutes of 6/13/8R F. Council Minutes of 6/27/88 G. Road Lay Out - Woodhill Avenue H. Map of Abutting Properties I. Lindstrom/Delaney Letter Dated 7/20/88 ISSUE - Determination by the Council as to whether they ant to reconsider construction on Woodhill Avenue. INTRODUCTION - In April of 1987 John McDowell together with Woodhill Country Club submitted an application for .ve lot subdivision on property ablating Woodhill Avenue. is was originally considered by the Planning Commission in June of 1987 with preliminary approval for the subdivision given by the Council at its July 9, 1987 meeting. Concerns as noted in the attachements raised by the neighbors were that the road construction should not go ahead because of concerns nor tha trees in the area and the amount of impact of a cul-de-sac. Council recommended approval with a 22 foot road wiath on the public portion without the cul-de-sac and giving minimal impact to the mature trees on the property. At the Council's August 10, 1987 Council meeting the Council approved undertakir7 the feasibility study for the project. On September 28, 1987 ial subdivision roval conditioned on the execution of an aq 2ment for paymet., the road. An agreement was made with the developer and Wc_3h Country Club where they pay 75% of the cost. The Council established 11/23/87 for t'ie public: hearing on the project. At this public hearing it is -d the primary issue addressed was as had been indicated e that there was limited benefit and concern rega,di•.g the t In advance of this meeting, at the request of the prur,__ty owner at 1315 Woodhill Avenue, had been stake(' at a 22 foot width. This la --out at the time appeared to he ac:eptable. (The property owner :.s now saying that they ob]ected t ) the road even goir.-I in.) The Feasibility E�cudy however did propose a design cf 24 feet, a copy of which the property owner at 1315 Woodhill indicated they did receive. The issue of width was not directly discussed at the meeting and the Council d rected the Engineer to undertake the plans and specifications on a 3-2 vote.