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MINUTES OF A STUDY COUNCIL MEETING
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA
APRIL 8, 1972
A study meeting of the Plymouth Village Council was called to order by Mayor Hilde.
on April 8, 1972 in the Village Hall at 9:1S a.m.
Ph'ESU7: Mayor Hilde, Co,.mcilmen Neils, Seibold, Spaeth and Hunt, Manager Willis,
Engineer Rudrud and Consulting Engineer Bonestroo,
ABSENT: None
The Council reet to study and review Project 213, Storm Sewer Improvement for the
vicinity cv State Highway 101 and County Road 6. The Village Engineer in his re-
port (Eig. No. 72-90) reviewed the project background, the comments re:.ulting from
the :March 20 public hearing and respoi,ded to questions raised by the Council at
that hearing. The Manager indicated that the best solution would be to order the
entire project; however, that burse of action did not appear to be acceptable
and, therefore, the Council might conside•- ordering a portion of the project from
A to B and acquiring the flooding asemer.ts along Pinetree Pond. The other parts
of the project would be built by \:,_i developers of the land involved to sufficient
size to accommodate their runoff. Additional sizing to take drainage from other
parts of the respective districts would have to be paid for by assessments or by
the Village at large.
In the ensuing discussions the Council raised numerous pcints in consideration of
the project. it was generally agreed by the Councilmen as follows:
1. The Council all agreed that the segment A to B wculd not be built at this
time.
2. Wath respect to Area 2, the Super Valu and Continental Contractors parcels
should remain within the district in order that their participation
with respect to oversizing and assessments would not be lost for a ther
Area II or the entire district. The Council 'relieves on balance that the
2-1/2 to 1 assessment rein for the commercial property is more valuable
to Area II and the district as a whole rather than permitting those parcels
to drain to Kraetz Lake, therefore deleting them from the district for
assessment purposes. Cowicilman Neils believed that the addition of water
from this area into Pinetree Pond might tend to create flooding and,
therefore. •..-hought an outflcw to Kraetz Lake would be desirable.
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3. With respect to the Schiebe property, the Council agreed that it would not
be in our interest to permit Mr. Schicbe to develop his project and install
his own storm sewers without providing oversizing from E to F. The Council
agreed that the Schiebe prriperty Should provide oversizing from E to I;
recognizing the fact that his development will 1) destroy a portion of the
existing ponding area adjacent to highway 101 and County Road 6, and 2) that
his development will generate additional traffic volumes which will accelerate
V%e requirements to widen both Highway 101 and County Road 6, thereby
reducing the existing storm run-off storage capacity along the existit'*,
road right-of-way.
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4. Area III to be deleted from the project with respect to lateral %;on-
struction and that such laterals would be required at such time as Mr.
Swedlund developed his parcel.
S. The oversizing required from DD to D should be paid by Continental Con-
tractors, Super Valu and the Phillips gas station because these existing
and proposed developments will accelerate the requixeaent to widen both
Highway 101 and County Road 6, thereby further reducing the existing
storm run-off atorage capacity along the existing road right-of-ssny.
Qvtr.;izing requested from D to C would be shared by Schiebe, Continental
Contractors, Super Valu and the Phillips Gas Station.
In summary, it was the decision of the Council not to proceed with the construction
of Public Improvement Project i13 at this time. In arriving at this decision, the
Cr-mcit carefully considered the suggestions and criticisms raised at the March 20
iic heazPq is addition to their own personal reviews of the proposed project.
The Council eq resscd concern for the need to closely watch development in this
area with respect to storm sewer run-off and the need to insure thnt private
p:•cperty is not flcoded. It was felt that the Village could, on a periodic basis,
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take precautionary measures to alleviate possible damage due to flooding; e.g.,
a 100 year storm.
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T'e Council believes that the homeowners do not presently appreciate the need for
t(ze project. The council recopuzes that the special assessment burden to the
homeowner is made less burdensome with the existing policy to assess commercial
property on a ratio of ?-1/2 to 1. The Council also recognizes that as additional
development takes place in this vicinity, such as presently proposed, the existing
ponding along and adjacent to County Road 6 and Highway 101 will be lost. The
staff also plans to meet u ith State and County Highway officials to determine, if
J;os!;ible, the ultimate designs for both of these roads and the impact on the
drainage district from such ultimate development.