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City Council Minutes Page 8 August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Councilmember Motin questioned what the guidelines were for tree preservation and grading of the site. Ms. McPherson stated that the city engineer has suggested an improved grading plan from the plan submitted by the developer. She stated that the developer would only grade the roadways but the builder for each lot would be responsible for preserving trees on their specific lot by custom grading each building site. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 01- 52 TO AMEND THE URBAN SERVICE AREA MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT PRIOR TO 2007 BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: 1.THE PARCEL IS CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND WITHIN THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT; 2.URBAN SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EXTENSION TO THE PROPERTY FROM THE KLIEVER LAKE FIELDS DEVELOPMENT IN 2002; 3.THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY OF ELK RIVER FOR THE EXTENSION OF URBAN SERVICES TO THIS PARCEL; 4.THE PARCEL CAN BE SERVICED WITHOUT IMPACT TO OTHER PARCELS WITHIN THIS AREA OF THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE MOVED TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR EAGLES MARSH WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1.ALL COMMENTS OF THE CITY ENGINEER SHALL BE ADDRESSED. 2.STAFF AND THE DEVELOPER SHALL WORK TO DEVELOP A GRADING AND TREE PRESERVATION PLAN THAT WILL SAVE AS MANY TREES ON THE SITE AS POSSIBLE. 3.OUTLOTS B AND C SHALL BE DEEDED TO THE CITY WHEN THE PLAT IS RECORDED. THE TOTAL LAND AREA SHALL EQUAL 3.96 ACRES, THEREFORE OUTLOT B SHALL BE REVISED TO ADD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TO THE DEDICATION. 4.SIDEWALK SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG ONE SIDE OF EACH OF THE THREE STREETS. 5.STREET LIGHTS SHALL BE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES.