01-14-2003 CC MIN - SPECIAL-JOINT

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City Council Minutes Page 2 January 14, 2003 that needs to be determined is the wastewater treatment plant capacity. Identifying sewered industrial development near Highway 169 and County Road 33 will need to be evaluated, in light of total plant capacity. Mr. Scheib went on to review the commercial land uses outlined on each of the three plans. In general, there is limited opportunity for commercial development in the Market Trends and Guided Growth plans. Area that is currently industrial has been identified as commercial near the Home Depot/Wal-Mart development. Under the Guided Growth, and expansion of downtown via redevelopment opportunities is proposed. The floor was opened for questions and discussions. Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, had the following questions and points regarding the proposed development scenarios: · What happens to the identified High Density Housing area near 171st Avenue if the commuter train station does not occur.> · He agreed with the need for additional industrial land, regardless of the market forces and suggested that the City plan for the accommodation of industries that do not need municipal sewer and water. · Existing residential areas should be buffered from new industrial development. · It would be preferable if industrial and commercial development occurred prior to residential development. · He would like energy savings to be included as part of the plan. The Woodland Trails/Elk River Golf Course/East-West Transportation Corridor should be re-evaluated and be included on the plan. · Highland Road should be identified as the East-West Corridor as opposed to 193~ Avenue. · The gravel mining area should have a realistic land use plan. Under the Guided Growth Plan, a regional park is proposed, and that is not realistic. · The open space area near the confluence of the Elk and Mississippi Rivers is appropriate, however, there are concerns regarding use of the land if it is guided for open space. He felt that the property owner should have economic use of the land. Mayor Klinzing noted that she liked the fact that the Task Force was planning for complete build-out of the community. She noted that the A-1 District was not to create 10-acre lots, but to preserve land around the gravel mines for a future sewer extension. She stated that she supported the 2 l/z- acre change north of County Road 33 and preferred the Guided Growth Plan over the other two. Mayor I~inzing noted that the open space identified around the Eagle Lake area is not realistic, due to the fact that it is inaccessible to the public by topography, ecology, and existing single-family homes. She suggested that the City look to other cities with gravel mines to identify a future plan for the gravel mining area. Dick Gruys noted that there is Twin Lakes Park in Anoka County, which can serve as an east side community park. Councilmember Paul Motin noted that his concerns are predominantly traffic and access. He is especially concerned with access from the east side to Highway 10 and that we plan for additional roads to allow residents to access the highway at more than one location. He stated that he was concerned with lack of increase in Highway Commercial areas to service additional "big box" retailers or additional restaurants such as The Olive Garden. Councilmember Motin noted that the Guided Growth is heavy on green space.