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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 24, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 10 of 24   <br />(5. #13-3638 SOURCE LAND CAPITAL – 405 NORTH ARM DRIVE – LAKEVIEW GOLF <br />COURSE PROPERTY – CONTINUED SKETCH PLAN, Continued) <br /> <br />McMillan asked whether he would like to come back before the City Council with a further refined sketch <br />plan or a preliminary plat. <br /> <br />Hiller stated in his view they can accommodate the comments made by the City Council tonight. Hiller <br />stated if the Council feels the sketch plan is 90 to 95 percent the way they would like to see it, they would <br />like to proceed to preliminary plan. Hiller noted a final sketch plan or preliminary plat cannot be <br />developed until the percolation testing is completed and that he would propose that they complete the <br />percolation testing and then come back with a pre-preliminary plat. <br /> <br />Bremer commented she is in favor of the pre-preliminary plat. <br /> <br />Levang stated until the percolation tests are completed, things could shift considerably. <br /> <br />Hiller stated it is likely things will shift somewhat. <br /> <br />McMillan stated if the applicant has an issue with reducing the number of lots, he should inform the <br />Council of that tonight. <br /> <br />Hiller stated the costs are still somewhat variable. Hiller asked how the Council feels about the <br />restoration and whether it comports with the vision that they have for this site. <br /> <br />Levang indicated she is okay with what is being proposed for the restoration. <br /> <br />McMillan stated in her view it is a real improvement, and if it is done correctly, it will be relatively low <br />maintenance. <br /> <br />Hiller stated it would not be possible to ask the individual homeowners to maintain their portion of the <br />conservation easement and that it will need to be low maintenance. <br /> <br />McMillan commented she also likes the idea of preserving the vistas. <br /> <br />Hiller stated this vision is a practical way of preserving those areas and that he would prefer not to reduce <br />the number of lots to fewer than 50. Hiller stated there is a more expensive option to restoring the site but <br />that they prefer the low maintenance option. <br /> <br />McMillan noted the City of Minnetrista is undertaking a water study currently and that they are looking at <br />redoing their water treatment system. <br /> <br />Struve stated he is not aware of the specifics, but that it sounds like there are some issues with radium and <br />iron, which will require additional filtering, but that it should not impact their capacity. Struve stated it <br />may impact their water rates. <br /> <br />Hiller stated to his understanding they are considering installing a water infiltration system. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she has heard that it will cost between four and eight million dollars.