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City of Plymouth
Planning Commission Meeting
September 5, 2012
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair James Davis, Commissioners Dick Kobussen, Nathan
Robinson, Gordon Petrash, Bryan Oakley and Marc Anderson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Scott Nelson
STAFF PRESENT: Planning Manager Barb Thomson, Senior Planner Shawn Drill, Senior
Planner Joshua Doty, Public Works Director Doran Cote and Office Support Specialist Laurie
Lokken
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC FORUM
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION by Commissioner Petrash, seconded by Commissioner Robinson, to approve the
September 5, 2012 Planning Commission Agenda. Vote. 6 Ayes. MOTION approved.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
A. APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 15, 2012 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES
MOTION by Commissioner Petrash, seconded by Commissioner Robinson, to approve the
August 15, 2012 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. Vote. 6 Ayes. MOTION approved.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. AMCON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC (2012061)
Chair Davis introduced the request by Amcon Construction Company, LLC for a site plan and
conditional use permit for a new SuperAmerica gas/convenience store with car wash for property
located at the northeast corner of County Road 47 and Vicksburg Lane North.
Senior Planner Drill gave an overview of the staff report.
Commissioner Anderson asked if there are any requirements in place that the vacuum be
screened immediately. Senior Planner Drill responded that a condition in the resolution requires
that they provide a revised landscape plan showing how they are going to screen that area. He
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said they have already talked about repositioning the evergreen trees around the area or adding
other bushes to make sure they can screen to the height of the vacuum.
Commissioner Anderson asked what the brick to be used on the proposed building would look
like as far as color, etc. Senior Planner Drill replied that the applicant did not provide a sample
of the brick but it would be the standard brick used on all SuperAmericas.
Chair Davis asked if approval of the 24-hour operation includes the car wash. Senior Planner
Drill responded that the applicant is requesting 24-hour operations for all elements of the gas
station/convenience store, including the car wash.
Chair Davis introduced the applicant, Dennis Cornelius, representing Amcon Construction
Company, LLC. Mr. Cornelius reiterated that the brick would be the standard colors that
SuperAmerica uses. He said they would be contrasting colors with some variation in the profile
of the brick to provide some character to the look of the building.
Chair Davis opened the public hearing.
Chair Davis introduced Murli Nagwani, 15855 61St Avenue North, representing Foundation Hill
Montessori. Mr. Nagwani stated that they want to ensure SuperAmerica customers do not drive
through their parking lot. He said the one-way sign would help but there is a possibility that
some cars would still go through their parking lot. He said that he would monitor it in the future
and it if becomes a problem, they may need to install a sign saying that it is the Foundation Hill
parking lot only and no thru traffic is allowed. He said he did not want to bring that up as a
requirement right now, as too many signs are not good, so they will just watch and see.
Mr. Nagwani stated that the SuperAmerica site appears to be a few feet higher than his site, and
there would be a gradient where the car wash road is proposed that would be very close to his
property. He asked how that gradient would be addressed. He asked if there would be a
retaining wall and how high that retaining wall would be.
Mr. Nagwani stated that besides the customers of the gas station, he would not want the supply
trucks, fuel trucks, etc. coming into his parking lot either.
Chair Davis introduced Chandra Sadineni, 15712 601h Avenue North. Mr. Sadineni stated he is
concerned about noise, security, and privacy. He said he is not against commercial construction
but he does object to a gas station. He said he understands Plymouth standards but there are a
number of families within their community and there are a lot of children as well as a large
apartment complex.
Chair Davis introduced Anil K. Kundeti, 15700 60th Avenue North. Mr. Kundeti stated he is
against the construction because he wants this to be a peaceful neighborhood with no traffic
commotion and lights in the night. He said that if it is open 24 hours, there would always be
lights coming into his window. He said that he is concerned for the safety of his two children
and is against the construction.
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Chair Davis introduced Saravan Wick, 15662 60th Avenue North. Mr. Wick stated his first
concern is about the lights. He said that 8-9 p.m. is a peaceful time of night to be out but with it
being a 24/7 operation and with a lot of lights that are bigger in size than he anticipated, there
would be a lot more lights with more cars driving towards that property.
Mr. Wick stated his second concern is noise. He said right now there is less traffic but there are
a lot more gas stations within a mile or two of the neighborhood and he doesn't understand why
they are proposing this gas station, as he doesn't see the purpose.
Mr. Wick stated his third concern is that this is a busy day as it is the second day of school and
the football season opener. He asked why today was picked for this hearing.
Chair Davis responded the Planning Commission meets the first and third Wednesday of every
month and this just so happens to be the night this came up.
Chair Davis introduced Kathy Bosch, 6105 Vicksburg Lane North. Ms. Bosch stated she is in
favor of the development. She said that she is concerned about the 24-hour operation and the car
wash and vacuum running all night. She said that could be very disturbing, especially in light of
how many homes are behind this as well as once the leaves fall from the trees, the sound seems
to carry a little bit stronger in the winter.
Ms. Bosch stated she is also concerned about the lights. She said she understands that they
would dim the lights on the sign; however, the concern she has is whether they would dim the
lights under the gas pump canopy.
Ms. Bosch stated that one of the issues when Walgreens opened was delivery trucks and
maintenance coming very early in the morning. She said if they could get a schedule when those
would be happening so that they would not disturb sleeping hours, which would be greatly
appreciated.
Chair Davis introduced Goutham Vemuri, 15716 60th Avenue North. Mr. Vemuri stated he
would not like to see a gas station when he opens his front door, especially in the middle of the
night. He said knowing how gas stations work and knowing what happens in the gas stations, he
is extremely concerned about the security and safety of not only their children but also concerned
about the neighborhood.
Mr. Vemuri stated that others brought up issues regarding noise and lights. He said that in
addition to those, he would like to point out the issue related to the property value. He said this
would eventually translate into diminishing value of the property they have invested in. He
asked the Planning Commission to take into consideration all of these points and to deny the gas
and convenience store.
Chair Davis introduced Praveen Kumar, 15726 601h Avenue North. Mr. Kumar stated he
currently has privacy behind his home and does not have any noise but the gas station would
complicate it and he would lose his privacy. He said if the gas station operates 24/7, he would
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see continuous traffic and light. He said security is also a concern. He asked the Planning
Commission to support keeping this residential community safe and away from noise and lights.
Chair Davis closed the public hearing.
Senior Planner Drill stated that the elevations along the boundary line between this site and the
Foundation Hill site in the area of proposed car wash area range from 969 to 971 feet. He said
the elevation change would just be a curb and then step up at the building level and would be
accomplished without a retaining wall.
Chair Davis asked if there would be any storm sewer located between the two properties. Senior
Planner Drill replied there would be catch basins located along the north boundary line of the site
where the run off would be picked up and taken over to the regional system, so there shouldn't
be any water going from the SuperAmerica site to the Foundation Hill site.
Commissioner Petrash asked what the slope and distance of the drive would be from the gas
station to Foundation Hill. Senior Planner Drill responded the slope ranges from 969 to 971.3
feet and distance would be about 40-50 feet.
Commissioner Petrash asked the reason why the two sites would be connected. Senior Planner
Drill replied that it is a requirement that they be connected for fire access purposes. He said that
when the Foundation Hill development was approved and built, there was not a fire lane turn-
around provided at the west end of their parking lot but rather there was a driveway stub for
future connection to the subject site. He said the idea was that if a fire truck needed to get in, it
would be able to exit through the SuperAmerica site and not have to try to back out of the
Foundation Hill site.
Senior Planner Drill stated this property has been guided for commercial use since 2000 and
zoned for this type of use since 2005. He said based on its anticipated use in the comprehensive
plan and zoning, this is the type of use that had been envisioned for this site for some time. He
said it was part of the overall Taryn Hills development.
Senior Planner Drill stated that normally businesses turn down their lighting over night and just
have security lights if they are not a 24-hour operation; however, being a 24-hour operation, they
would have the lights on under the pump canopy and in the lot all night. He said the city's
lighting ordinance is quite strict with regard to the lighting fixture type. He said it has to have
full shielding, meaning that the light bulbs under the canopy and in the other lighting fixtures
need to be recessed up inside of the canopy or have shielding around them so that they don't
produce glare and light trespass off the site. He said the applicant is showing compliance with
the standards for lighting as far as how much lighting there would be on the site. He said they
are actually below the amount of lighting intensity that they could have.
Planning Manager Thomson stated that there is no language in the zoning ordinance that would
prevent a gas/convenience store in this area. She said there are not any gas stations close to this
site but the city does not look at that aspect when reviewing how a request meets the
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requirements in the zoning ordinance. She said rather, the market drives the location of specific
businesses.
Mr. Cornelius stated they would have to work with delivery and pick up services to work within
the normal range of a working day. He said that he did not anticipate any overnight deliveries.
He said it is normally morning/early evening type of operations and more of an off-peak
arrangement, but after 7 a.m.
Mr. Cornelius stated that the intent would be for the car wash and vacuum to be available 24
hours. He said the vacuum is a small, individual car -type vacuum and is not like vacuums you
normally see hanging off of a building so the noise with that is pretty minimal. He said they are
going to provide decibel rated equipment that is required by the city to meet the standards.
Commissioner Petrash stated that he is really sympathetic to some of the concerns voiced by the
residents. He said there are a lot of children in this area and they cross over these drives to go to
Walgreens. He said he is concerned about having this driveway connected to the adjacent
Foundation Hill. He said that this site, even though it may be considered for a gas station, just
doesn't seem like a good place for a gas station. He said it seems as though there is light
pollution and there is going to be smells for such a large residential area. He said the traffic
seems to be confusing there to begin with, with people trying to figure out how to get in and out
of Walgreens. He said it just seems to be a poor choice for the site.
Commissioner Anderson asked for the distance between the proposed canopy and the buildings
in Legacy Park. Senior Planner Drill responded that there would be over 300 feet separating the
uses.
Senior Planner Drill confirmed for Commissioner Kobussen that there would be screening on
both the west and the south side of the site, using trees and shrubbery. Planning Manager
Thomson added that the shrubbery would also help to block car lights.
Commissioner Anderson stated that he is familiar with the history of this area as he was involved
in the Taryn Hills development. He said this proposal is pretty much the master plan that we had
all worked on with the city for many years. He said he thinks that this is a very appropriate place
for commercial and this type of operation. He said he doesn't particularly see a problem with the
flow of traffic and he thinks the one-way is the way to go as we need to have fire access and
circulation. He said that this body is not able to say you can't have a gas station here or there if
it conforms to the zoning. He said we do not establish markets, we just establish the
conformance to the zoning.
Commissioner Kobussen stated that if they follow the city's standards for light, noise and all the
other rules that are already in place in the zoning ordinance, this use should not impact the
neighborhood any more than anything else that could go there. He said that he would vote in
favor of this request.
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Commissioner Oakley stated that he agreed with Commissioner Anderson's and Kobussen's
points. He said that he is concerned about the 24-hour operation of the vacuum and car wash
with its dryer. He said having that used at 2 a.m. doesn't seem reasonable. He said that he
would be a lot more comfortable with voting to approve this request if there were a condition
that the vacuum and car wash not operate during certain overnight hours.
Chair Davis stated that he agreed with Commissioner Oakley. He said that this was his one
concern about the whole project.
Commissioner Petrash stated that he could think of a lot of other uses for this property that
would be less intrusive than a gas station like this with a canopy, the lights, the smell and all the
other things that go with a gas station. He said a strip center of stores would be much less
intrusive.
Chair Davis stated that he has been questioned for almost ten years when that gas station would
be going in on the corner there. He said there are a lot of people that have been looking forward
to this and have known what was going to be there, just a matter of when it was going to happen.
MOTION by Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Kobussen, to approve the
request by Amcon Construction Company, LLC for a site plan and conditional use permit for a
new SuperAmerica gas/convenience store with car wash for property located at the northeast
corner of County Road 47 and Vicksburg Lane North with the added condition to prohibit car
wash and vacuum operations between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Roll Call Vote. 5Ayes (Nay vote by
Commissioner Petrash). MOTION approved.
B. CITY OF PLYMOUTH (2012062)
Chair Davis introduced the request by the City of Plymouth for a site plan amendment,
conditional use permit and variance for a salt storage facility at the Public Works Maintenance
property located at 14900
23rd Avenue North.
Senior Planner Doty gave an overview of the staff report.
Commissioner Anderson asked what would happen to the material and what it would look like
over a period of time. Senior Planner Doty responded that maintenance would be needed with
this type of structure to keep it clean.
Commissioner Anderson asked if the weight loads for this structure would be able to withstand
strong winds. Senior Planner Doty replied that as part of the building review process, the
structure would have to be proven to have the correct engineering and footing support so that the
structure would be sound.
Commissioner Kobussen asked if the state's salt storage facility has the same vinyl cover as
being proposed for this facility. Senior Planner Doty responded that has a similar type of fabric
surface.
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Chair Davis asked if the color of vinyl would be white or if it could be any color. Senior Planner
Doty replied that it would be white.
Chair Davis asked if the surface could be replaced if torn. Public Works Director Dote
responded that the fabric itself could be replaced and the technology is such right now that they
would weld the fabric back together if there is a tear.
Chair Davis opened and closed the public hearing as there was no one present to speak on the
item.
MOTION by Commissioner Kobussen, seconded by Commissioner Robinson, to approve the
request by the City of Plymouth for a site plan amendment, conditional use permit and variance
for a salt storage facility at the Public Works Maintenance property located at 14900 23rd Avenue
North. Roll Call Vote. 6 Ayes. MOTION approved unanimously.
C. CITY OF PLYMOUTH (2012070)
Chair Davis introduced the request by the City of Plymouth for an environmental assessment
worksheet for the Peony Lane/Lawndale Lane extension.
Planning Manager Thomson gave an overview of the staff report.
Public Works Director Cote stated the city has been studying the Peony Lane alignment since
2010. He said as it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and with the development in the
northwest area of Plymouth, we felt it prudent to begin this process. He said informational
meetings and open houses have been held. He said four alignment alternatives have been
developed through the process. He said council eliminated one of the alternatives at a study
session as it was too impactful to properties within the alignment. He said the consultant hired
for this process looked at all four alternative alignments and looked at a number of impacts to try
to determine what would be the preferred alignment. He said transportation, land use,
environmental and some cost information were looked at. He said on July 10th, a preferred
alignment and a draft EAW were presented to the City Council for consideration. He said on
that date, the council did approve the EAW for distribution and did select alignment #3 as a
preferred alignment; however, the EAW that was submitted for review evaluated all four
alignments. He said the EAW is scheduled to go to the City Council for consideration on
September 18th with the comments received and the responses to those comments.
Public Works Director Cote introduced Jupe Hale, with WSB & Associates, Inc. Mr. Hale gave
an overview of the EAW.
Commissioner Anderson asked if a traffic impact study had been prepared as part of the EAW.
Mr. Hale responded that there was not a traffic impact study done for the roadway, other than as
part of the comprehensive planning process that took place, which models and predicts the future
traffic on the road as well as the impacts on future congestion and safety on the adjacent roads
that would be forthcoming in the future.
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Commissioner Anderson asked if the curb design suggested by the Metropolitan Council for
turtles would be the design planned. Public Works Director Cote responded that there has not
been a conversation with the design consultant for the project yet. He added that they found it
interesting that in the environmental review, the agency that regulates endangered species had no
comment but another agency that regulates something else had a comment about endangered
species.
Commissioner Petrash asked for the definition of "hazardous waste generator" as depicted in the
EAW. Mr. Hale responded that it comes from the PCA's database. He said they do a search of
the area, different radiuses, and they keep a database of suspected leak sites, known leak sites
that have been addressed, types of businesses that can generate contaminated materials, etc. He
said this represents a conglomerate of all those types of things.
Commissioner Kobussen asked how many structures would be removed under this plan and
would any hazardous material be expected as the structures are removed. Mr. Hale responded
that for the preferred alternative, there would be one structure located north of County Road 47
that would be removed. He said due to the age of that building, they anticipate that they could
encounter lead paint or asbestos. He added that any demolition is required, before it is permitted,
to have that type of investigation to determine whether that exists or not.
Commissioner Kobussen asked if the Metropolitan Council Interceptor Engineering Manager
had been sent a copy of this plan as they requested. Mr. Hale responded that they have been
notified of the alignments that we have currently and then as part of the coordination for the final
design, they can really get down to grades, fills and cuts over that line and what we might do to
extend their manholes.
Commissioner Kobussen asked if the archaeological survey requested by the Minnesota
Historical Society had been completed. Mr. Hale responded that the historical survey and the
archaeological survey are different. He said the City Council, as the governing unit, would be
responsible for responding to the request for an archaeological survey. He said our
recommendation would be to evaluate and decide whether to investigate that or not.
Commissioner Kobussen asked what impact the alignment would have on trees and forest area.
Mr. Hale responded that the impact would occur to several wooded areas along the proposed
alignment.
Chair Davis introduced A. M. Solberg, representing William and Betty Baer, 5540 Ranier Lane
North. Ms. Solberg stated that Minnesota Rules have a mandatory EIS requirement to consider
multiple stages that a project has impact on. She asked if that had been considered because
under Subdivision 16, construction of a road in a new location that is four lanes or more in width
and two or miles in length requires a mandatory EIS rather than an EAW. She said that the
proposal is for a four -lane road at 1.52 miles. She asked if and why an EIS hadn't been thought
about and whether the actual impact was greater than the 1.52 miles.
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Ms. Solberg asked if the comments that had been included in the Planning Commission packet
had been available to the public on the city website.
Ms. Solberg asked if the city property that is trying to be avoided under alignment #3 could be
identified.
Ms. Solberg asked how the 1.52 miles were measured, where to and where from.
Ms. Solberg stated that there is inconsistent information in the EAW regarding the road width.
She said there are several places where it refers to four lanes, and in the historic section it says
that it would be two lanes. She asked for verification whether it would be four or two lanes.
Ms. Solberg stated that the woodland that creates a windbreak for crop land would be affected.
She said there is no mitigation suggested in the EAW for any trees that would be taken out. She
said it is a fairly long stretch of trees, they may not be large but they have been there a number of
years, and they actually serve a purpose for the crop land that is actively being farmed west of
the trees.
Ms. Solberg stated that one of the major concerns for the property owners is dewatering the
wells. She said the EAW mentions that the wells are west of this project and won't be affected.
She said that they will be directly affected. She said the plan is to cut down the slope toward the
current location of their barn, which would more than likely affect their well. She said the EAW
states under paragraph 13 that "if wells will be impacted by the project, they will be relocated if
they are in active use and the old location will be sealed and abandoned". She asked at whose
cost. She said this is being thrust upon the property owners and they do not have that kind of
money to seal the well and relocate it. She said that since this is designated as rural in the city
zoning and planning, they are not receiving city water so obviously all the properties in this area
are using well and septic.
Ms. Solberg asked if the roadway of 70 feet in width mentioned in paragraph 17 is four lanes or
two lanes or is there a parkway in the middle.
Ms. Solberg stated that the EAW indicates that it is based on a 2009 traffic study. She said that it
states "the estimated total average daily traffic generated is not applicable and there will be no
new' traffic generated by this road. She said this begs the question of why it would be
necessary as there will obviously be new traffic. She said the report indicates that by 2030, there
is going to be 10,400 more cars running by that farm every day. She said there is no sound
mitigation required based on what it says in the EAW because Minnesota statutes don't require
there to be any noise mitigation. She said 10,400 more cars are going to create a lot of noise,
especially when you consider the natural lay of the land as it is now. She said the slope is going
to be shaved and cut into to grade for this road so it is going to expose the Baer's to a lot of the
noise. She asked how no new traffic would be generated by this and if that is the case, why do
we need the road.
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Ms. Solberg stated that the report indicates there are no designated parks or recreation areas or
trails nearby. She said she understood that there is going to be and that there is designated park
land north of this property and that trails are planned as well.
Ms. Solberg asked what the designation "MSAS 153" means (as shown on Figure 5.3.A.).
Ms. Solberg stated that Figure 13.1 allegedly addresses the wells that are located in the area. She
said that it is important to have the wells that are going to be impacted by this project accurately
identified and addressed.
Ms. Solberg asked if the properties identified in the historic study that had been done are actually
on the database or if they were looked at just because they are old properties.
Public Works Director Cote stated correction of the well address is duly noted.
Public Works Director Cote stated that the two properties that were evaluated were
recommended by the historical society and we did not pick them on our own.
Public Works Director Cote stated that MSAS 153 refers to the municipal state aid system. He
said these are routes of collector streets or higher within communities over 5,000 that are eligible
for a share of gas tax dollars to help pay for construction and maintenance. He said 153 is the
designation of Peony Lane.
Mr. Hale responded that what was evaluated with the EAW assumed the widest impact for the
roadway. He said they began with the previous study for a four lane roadway divided with a
median in between. He said currently that typical section of roadway is under consideration. He
said they have not reached a final determination as to what that would be but any impacts seen
are figured on a widened, four -lane divided roadway so that the impacts would not be greater if
the decision is made to build it that way. He said once the decision is made, it can only go down
from there.
Mr. Hale responded that the 1.52 miles is simply the length of the alignment line, starting at the
north driveway to the high school rather than Schmidt Lake Road and extending along the
alignment past County Road 47 to the city limits.
Public Works Director Cote responded that all of the comments attached to the staff report were
comments on the EAW by the regulatory agencies. He said comments received tonight will be
on the city website for the September 18th
City Council meeting and they are posted the Friday
afternoon prior to the meeting date.
Planning Manager Thomson responded that when the City Council prepared the last two
comprehensive plans, there was a need for a north/south roadway in this area. She said that the
traffic that will be generated as growth occurs in this area will require an additional roadway.
Public Works Director Cote added the EAW is based on information provided in the
comprehensive plan update and a very detailed model that was performed by the city's
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consultant that did the transportation element. He said that Hennepin County updated their plan
after our plan was updated as well. He said Hennepin County has this roadway in their
transportation model in their transportation plan and there is consistency between the two models
because there is consistency between the traffic predicted to be on this particular roadway.
Commissioner Oakley asked if a four lane roadway is required for 10,400 average daily trips or
would a two lane be adequate. Public Works Director Cote replied that 10,000 vehicles per day
is borderline between a four -lane divided and a four -lane undivided or perhaps a three -lane,
which is one lane in each direction with a center left turn lane. He said the latter type of roadway
is not particularly applicable in this situation. He said the City Council was provided
information relative to either a divided or undivided roadway and the council has not had a
discussion on that particular item. He said the EAW evaluated the worst case, which is the four -
lane divided because that would have a greater impact. He said anything done less than that
would have less impact.
Commissioner Oakley asked if there had been consideration of previous or future projects that
would extend this length into the mandatory EIS. Mr. Hale responded that either end of this
project has all ready been built to width, either in the City of Maple Grove or down by the high
school so the length of the project really would be 1.52 miles. He said the only thing that could
possibly change is some striping in Maple Grove. He said this is the last piece and it doesn't
have potential to extend in either direction.
Commissioner Petrash asked who would be responsible for providing a new well and at what
cost. He asked if there had been any consideration for what the impact would be on the farmland
if trees were removed. Public Works Director Cote responded that dewatering and the affect on
wells was raised at the July 10th council meeting. He said at that time, the city responded that
typically and traditionally, if construction impacts a well that is along project limits, the party
affecting that well has to repair it, restore it or otherwise fix it. He said whether that is the city or
the contractor depends on the contract documents, which we do not have at this time. He said
additionally with this project, municipal water will be extended along the entire corridor so there
would be an alternative to a well. He said those are issues that are ferreted out in the
construction phase.
Public Works Director Cote responded that there is no reference to the mitigation of trees in the
EAW. He said there would have to be some right-of-way acquisition. He said it is typically at
that point where there is mitigation or compensation or however that is addressed as it relates
specifically to the Baer property. He said there are a number of properties along there where
there would be tree loss, but the EAW does not make reference to mitigating any of them.
Commissioner Oakley stated that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency had comments
regarding two of the wetlands. He asked if wetland #7 would be realigned and if the impact is
included in the total amount and if so, how much is impacted. Mr. Hale responded a total of 3.7
acres of wetland impact.
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MOTION by Commissioner Kobussen, seconded by Commissioner Anderson, to recommend to
the City Council that they review the environmental assessment worksheet for the Peony
Lane/Lawndale Lane extension and that there is no need for further investigation regarding
environment impacts and there is no need for an environmental impact statement on the proposed
project. Vote. 6 Ayes. MOTION approved.
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by Chair Davis, with no objection, to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 p.m.