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F OItONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH 8,1999 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ( #3) #2308 BROOK PARK REALTY, 3760 SHORELINE DRIVE - PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL - DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT Bill Gleason, representing Brook Park Realty/Tonka Ventures, was present. Van Zomeren presented the staff report. She noted that there are blank spaces in the subdivider's agreement for the dates of revised plan documents to be inserted. She said the applicant would like to build a model home before the road improvements have been completed. Van Zomeren said that Mike Gaffron met with Ceil Strauss, DNR hydrologist. Strauss feels that wetland filling has occurred on the property and there is some restoration that needs to be done. Jabbour asked staff how the City can be sure the restoration is completed. Gaffron said the DNR has not come to a conclusion as to how much area has been filled and needs to be restored. He said they also have not reached a conclusion on whether the driveway that goes through the middle of the wetlands needs to be removed. He said they did not talk about the cost of the restoration. • Van Zomeren said the remaining issues that need to be addressed are the dates in the agreement, the model home and the wetland restoration. She said the agreement makes it clear that the City wants the restoration to occur. 0 Jabbour asked if a letter of credit would be appropriate for the wetland restoration. Moorse said that normally the City's Consulting Engineer does an estimate of the costs for letters of credit. The applicant and the City's Engineer should discuss the costs of the wetland restoration, and add the cost to the letter of credit. Flint asked for the developer's position on the landscape recommendations made by Dahlgren Shardlow and Uban. Flint feels the recommendations would help soften the appearance of the development. Bill Gleason, representing Tonka Ventures, said he can accept most of the recommendations, but he would like to complete a landscape plan and submit it to the City for approval. He is concerned about the recommendations to rip rap the NURP basin and for a landscaped island in the cul -de -sac because of maintenance issues. Jabbour asked if the purpose of the landscaping design is to protect the neighbors. Page 3