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r REVENUE roNDS '1'0 FINANCE THE. CONSTRUCTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING FOR JOHN PLAISTED. SUBJECT TO THE REVUE AND APPROVAL BY SPRINGSTAD INCORPORATED AND THE CITY' S ATTORNEY. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN SECONDED' THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED ~. . 6. city Auditor Gary Groen and Bob Davis, representing Olsen. Thielen &: Co.. presented a formal auditing proposal to the members of the Council for the' City'sfUture auditing business. Mr. Groen and Mr. Davis indicated their desit"e<t~continue with the City's auditing business in the same fashion as they have in the ' past. The City Administrator also distributed to the members of the City Council a formal proposal from the auditing firm of Anfinson and Hendrickson. The Council concensus. was to take the proposals under advisement ..and to make the determination regarding the City's auditor at a future meeting. SantWire Pro ect in I sland View 7. . . 0_"1 . The City Administrator reviewed the Planning Commission's action in this matter and indicated that the Planning Commission had voted to deny the n~e~$S~ry . conditional use and variances for Mr. Santwire based upon several reasons, such. as increased lake .. traffic, ,lack of .pri vacy and increased. rQad. t~ffic in the- area. The Administratorindic.ated .to.theCounciltbat,aftera.staff review. it had been determined that each of the reasons sited in the Planning Commission minutes were somewhat qu.estiona'ble, and. as a result. in the opin10ILOf.the- City planner and the City staff. the project was desireable and should be approved. Mr. Zack Johnson, the City' splanner, indicated speci!ie~l].y that t.l1ere. we~. no planning objections, and that. tmLsitea.ppeared-:aj.~t'~able for... "s~ewer purposes.' The City Administrator recommended that the City 90uncil grant approval of the conditional use and variances required for the project and then, as condition of the conditional use permit, that an architectural and site review and approval be imposed by the Council upon the project. Mr. Gary Santwi3re, the developer of the proposed project, addressed the Council and indicated that the two adjacent land Olmers were no longer opposed, to the. project now that they understood Mr. SantWiret s intentions and use of the land. Mr~ Santwire indicated further that there was a need for townhome projects such flst-his in the City, and reviewed the workings and operation of the proposedsewEilr SY-stem for. the area. Mr. Santwil'e indicated that maintenance of the sewer system, as well as the grotmds of t.he building, would be the responsibility of a townhom., owners ~ssociation. Several residents in the area addressed the Council regarding the proposed project and indicated they felt that it was not in the character Of. the area to have townhomes located on the lake shore. Mr. Joe Berglove' indicated thS.t . he was opposed to an increase of traffic on t.he streets, and'anincrease of lake traffic. The Council informed Mr. Berglove that as a public lake, lake traffic was not a valid planning concern in this instance, and that street traffic ~ not increase at all in comparison to the traffic that. might' be generat.ed from a single family development. Mr. Tom Hartman, representing the Lake Orono Home Owners Association, indicated that., in general, the association was opposed to thec~nstruction .of townhouses on the lake shore area. Mr. .Vern ,Drexl.er'.,acldressed .t11e ,Council. and indicated :iU.sopposition to the project. . Mr. Dan Anderson questioned the City Council as. to what constituted a public lake., The City Administra.tor indicated that any body of water such as one the size of Lake Orono,. with. a. public access, was a public. body of water, and, further, it was proposed to {end. PUblic. tax . dollars maintaining.the.1akelevelinthe future. CoUncilmen ot.to and Toth . asked residents present what concerns they ,might bave .it.tne.are. were to be . developed into seven single family lots with the same traffic and lake problems. There was no response to the Councilmen's questions from the residents present.