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September 17, 1979 Page 2 AN OPEN DITCH. FROM SCHOOL STREET \5OUTH TO AN EXISTING DRAINAGE DITCH TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. COUNCILMAN buITSMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED 4-6. The City Council instructed the City Administrator to negotiate some acceptable financial participation with Independent School District No. 728. 8. Greenhead Acres Third Addition Preliminary Plat The developer of the plat, Mr. Lloyd Anderson, was present to review two proposed preliminary plat sketches with the City Council. Mr. Anderson's first option was a plat with an approximate density of 2.8 acres per lot, which Mr. Anderson indicated had been rejected in favor of his second sketch by the Planning Commission. Mr. Anderson indicated that soil borings and perculation tests taken for his first plat option supported the smaller lots indicated on the plat and did not present any problems insofar as the environment or engineering considerations were concerned. In reviewing his second plat which had approximately 11 less lots than his first option, Mr. Anderson indicated that this option was preferred by the Planning Commission partially because they feared establishing a precedent of approving smaller lots as indicated in plan #1. Mayor Madsen askedMI-. Anderson what might be the average lot cost of plat #1 and plat #2 to which Mr. Anderson responded that plat #1, with the smaller lots, would indeed be cheaper but he could not determine the exact figure at this time. Councilman Engstrom indicated that he felt approving plat option #1 with the smaller lot size defeated the City Council' s purpose of placing smaller lots closer to the City and larger lots further away in the City and, in particular, in the area Mr. Anderson wished to develop. COUNCIlMAN DUITSMAN MOVED APPROVAL OF PLAT OPTION #2 WITH THE LARGER LOT SIZES. MOTION DIED FOR tACK OF A SECOND. The City Council proceeded to review concerns regarding the traffic patterns within the plat and the particularly long cul-de-sac in the northern piece of the proposed plat. The developer, Mr. Lloyd Anderson, suggested that he would cut out the northendof,ltt~plat . and eliminate the cul-de-sac if the Council so desired. . COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM MOVED APPROVAL OF PLAT OPTION #2 FOR GREENHEAD ACRES THIRD ADDITION. COUNCIlMAN DUmMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. MoTION PA?SED 3-2. COUNCI'LMfN OTTO AND TOTH OPPOSED. 9. William Connett Variance Request This item was continued to the next City Council meeting at the request of the petitioner. 10. Davis Woods Preliminary Plat The City Administrator indicated to the City Council that the preliminary plat, as proposed, had been revised two times for the Planning Commission and it had been approved by the Planning Commission and that its present state was completely acceptable to City staff. The Administrator suggested that approval for the pre- liminary plat be withheld until such time as the variance required for lot size from the interim zoning ordinance had been considered and approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Mayor Madsen declared the public hearing on the plat open and asked for any comments from people present. Dick Hinkle addressed the City Council and asked what was the status of the proposed Pascal Street and how would the project be paid for. Mayor Madsen indicated that a petition had been submitted to have the City construct and assess Pascal Street and that the City Council's position on assessing farms, as indicated on the Peterson Addition public hearing, should be substantially the same on the cost of the road. Mr. Charles Christian, developer of the plat, indicated that he would petition the City for imp:rQvement of the roads in the Davis Woods preliminary plat and, thereby, would link the Peterson Addition and Pascal Street in front of ..~Hills Sub- division with a continuous bitumin$'S-> road. Mr. Christian also indicated he