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I I I Council Meeting Minutes June 10, 1986 Council Business, continued Senden stated the assessment of these things is potentially dif- ficult because the benefit to the property owners would include the total 25 acres; if residences exist there for a period of time they do not need the pond and would not necessarily have to pay and the assessment could be deferred. In response to Benke's concern about potential costs involved in the project, Send en indicated he had street estimates from Proper and, in addition, Senden's engineer has estimated the costs of a storm water management system and the grading of the property. Benke inquired about the urgency of a feasibility study being ordered tonight as long as Send en had some numbers; Senden stated the city's initiation of that as a public improvement was needed because the watershed district's typical reaction to anything like this is that they want a pond built before the building is built; and, if that is the kind of thing we do, then we'll end up with a pond-per-lot situation which wastes about ten percent of every lot and, given the situation where we have a natural location for a pond on the northeast corner, we might as well utilize that for the whole area. Benke stated he had a problem with ordering a feasibility study, and felt that council's concept approval would be an implied agreement that we would do those things as timing is appropriate; Send en stated if that action is satisfactory to the watershed district, it would be okay with him. David Carlson bought property eight years ago to use for his own business which conforms to industrial use; does not' want to sell it but desires to develop and use it for himself; and stated he had not received any information about the project. Locke stated tonight's meeting was not a required public meeting so not everyone was contacted directly; and Carlson's lack of information is one of the reasons for scheduling an informational meeting. If council determines this is a viable project, the process, which includes a public informational meeting, will move forward. Benke urged Locke to get together with Carlson so that Carlson's desires are known to staff; and, in terms of the total process, as Send en stated earlier this area has been in a constant change for the past twenty years and we are now at the point of being ready to look at the area in detail. Benke indicated he is ready to move quickly if staff is also ready. Dick Johnson, 291 Second Street, would be for the project if Senden were to take the south side also because he does not want to get stuck there if nothing happens for five or ten years; and asked what happens to the road. Page Twenty-Two