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Approved that the intention all along is that it would be hauled off site if it exceeds storage capacity, and the City attorney has been briefed about such concerns while he is preparing the agreement. Schiferl asked for a clarification of the public and private roads. Gundlach stated that the private roads are the two interior roads that run in between the town homes, the ring road, and a small bump out road on the northern end of the development. Howard asked for a clarification of how the development will tie into the Long Lake Regional Park trails and how they will treat the rail road tracks. Gundlach replied that there is an at grade trail connection at the northern end of the site, a pedestrian bridge crossing over the rail road tracks at the center of the development, and a possible tunnel at the southern end of the site. Schiferl inquired what crossing would be suitable for bicycles, besides the at grade crossing. Fernelius replied that the plan for the connection the park at the southern end of the development will be a tunnel under the existing rail road pass is also bike friendly. The staff will have to work with the rail road and possibly MNDOT to provide the proper access. O’Keefe inquired if any of the pedestrian connections being built are in the Developers Agreement. Fernelius replied that this is an issue that is being addressed in the Redevelopment Contract and the Developers have requested clarification on the City’s timeline for installation for those improvements. He added that the rail road, county, MNDOT, and the City are all parties that will be involved with this process and the trails are not part of this approval. Theresa Greenfield, Director of Land Development for Rottlund Homes, requested approval of the PUD, Final Plat, and Special Use Permit. She reported that they have included several sustainable design plans in the development. By moving the buildings around they were able to create more open space which decreases the amount of impervious materials, an infiltration pond has been added south of the senior condos, the units are smaller and thus more efficient to operate and require less natural resources to build, the irrigation system will have rain sensors, some drought tolerant plants will be planted, drip irrigation placed in the medians, the home owners association will be required to contract for recycling, use of certified lumber, and recycled OSB board. These are some of the highlighted sustainable designs that they are using, when the construction plans are laid out the details on this issue will be more in depth. David Bernard and Sherman Associates have provided sample boards and brick that she will leave with the City for any citizens to look at. The David Bernard Builders sales trailer will be on site soon and will be open for business for the Fall Parade of homes. Schiferl inquired if the developers plan on doing construction waste recycling. Greenfield stated that David Bernard and Associates is currently taking bids from several companies and will compare those bids to the cost of the recycling program that the company is currently using at its other development sites. Howard asked staff to clarify where the trail easements would be located. Gundlach replied that in Tract 1 the trail running along the rail road tracks to the south from the central green area and any trails that are not part of the public right of way will need to be dedicated as part of Track 1, which will be prepared by the Developers and submitted for I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Minutes\2006\08-15-2006.docPage 9 of 14