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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 8, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 21 of 25  <br />(11. #14-3684 LAKEWEST, LLC, ON BEHALF OF HOWARD EISINGER TRUST, 3245 <br />WAYZATA BOULEVARD – SKETCH PLAN REVIEW, Continued) <br /> <br />Jensen asked if there are any other concerns related to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment that they <br />should look at. <br /> <br />Mack stated one of the provisions that is clearly outlined in the statute is the undertaking of an <br />amendment. Mack stated he would look at this as more of a housekeeping amendment in terms of the <br />structure configurations and so forth. Mack stated the City is looking for some form of higher density <br />than two-acre density and that this is a unique setting consisting of a landfill and the clustering of homes <br />into a more dense location. <br /> <br />Mack stated in his view the Comprehensive Plan Amendment can be handled as part of the annual cycle <br />of the 10-year updates since it basically requires a simple rewording in the Comprehensive Plan. Mack <br />noted the City will be doing its update a few years from now and that in his view the City does not <br />necessarily have to take it to the Metropolitan Council right away. <br /> <br />Mack stated his experience with this level of cluster development is that unless there is some provision <br />for guest parking, the City may want to go with a standard private street width to allow for parking on one <br />side and the movement of two vehicles on the traveled portion. <br /> <br />Harrison indicated they will look at that closer. <br /> <br />Levang stated she would prefer the wider road. <br /> <br />McMillan asked what will be done with the rest of the site. <br /> <br />Jensen stated the site was modeled and studied earlier on in this process and that what was done to the <br />landfill area was appropriate and that there is no water contamination. Jensen noted the City’s guide plan <br />says the area can house something other than residential as long as you do not disturb a whole lot of the <br />cap. <br /> <br />Jensen stated they could explore that area to see what the likelihood is for a separate neighborhood or <br />look at locating some stormwater ponding in that area, which would free up other areas. Another option <br />would be to reopen portions of the landfill and clean it up depending on what technology is available. <br /> <br />Jensen stated that area of the site would be owned in a separate outlot and would not be dedicated to the <br />association. Jensen indicated this development could perhaps be given a temporary use allowance for that <br />area for recreation but that the possibility of a future development and some other items will need to be <br />disclosed to the future owners. Jensen stated based on old reports, it appears that the material in the <br />landfill consists primarily of road debris, which is less of a concern. <br /> <br />McMillan stated the utilities will probably be run down the south side and that she would like to also look <br />at a trail connection going from this property to the east and what the difficulties would be in doing that. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the major difficulty will be the wetland. <br /> <br />McMillan asked how the utilities would be done.