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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 11, 2007 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (8. #07 -3289 PRC DEVELOPMENT CO., 2940 SIXTHA VENUE NORTH, Continued) Seeland stated that the conservation easement would cover the wetland, not necessarily the entire woodland area, as a portion of which might be designated for a neighborhood amenity. She indicated that she had spoken to Evan Everson of the MCWD, who had expressed an interest on behalf of the MCWD to renourish the wetland area. In an attempt to nestle the homes into the landscape and maximize outdoor living integration, Seeland stated that they hoped to situate the homes with 40 foot separation on one side and 20 foot on the other. In an effort to embrace the goals of low impact development, Seeland stated that rain gardens, NURP ponds, and naturalized plantings would be utilized. Aberg pointed out that the homes would be dropped lower along County Road 6 to create a berm in order to mitigate the sightlines of the hockey arena across the street. Seeland continued pointing out that the proposed septic would include three different locations, the northern edge would utilize drip irrigation system, though not always as reliable as necessary in northern climates, a pressurized mound system would be added, as well as, a multi -flow system. Murphy stated that he has issue with the waste water proposal and would prefer to see a demo site at some point to see if this actually works. Seeland asked if the City might be willing to pursue this and investigate whether this would be an option for this site. . McMillan stated that sewering this parcel would really scare her and believed that investigating this system would be a bold step for Orono. Mayor White stated that the Council would be willing to listen to a presentation and suggested they set up a meeting with staff and Engineer Kellogg. Rahn stated that he had listened to the presentation given to the Planning Commission and felt it was very well done and thought out thus far. He encouraged the applicants to put a presentation together. *9. #07 -3291 COX CONTRACTING FOR PAUL AND LAURA EKHOLM, 2606 WEST LAFAYETTE ROAD — VARIANCE — RESOLUTION NO. 5629 Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approve RESOLUTION NO. 5629, a Resolution granting hardcover variances in order to construct an addition to the existing home in place of an existing covered entry for the property located at 2606 West Lafayette Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 10. #07 -3298 875 WBW LLC., DAVID CARLSON, 875 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST — FINAL PLAT /GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN/RPUD REZONING /CMP — ISSUES DISCUSSION David Carlson, of WBW LLC, and Chris Huntley, of Landform Engineering, were present. • PAGE 8 of 12