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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION -SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 4 Rolf Oliver, 3505 Siems Court, asked for clarification regarding the east parcel. He . asked what the elevation from Siems Court to the east property was. He noted Siems Court was a very steep road. He believed the topography on the east side would be very extreme. He asked who would maintain that edge and would the trees remain. He stated the existing landscaping was very nice to screen the neighborhood from the road. Mr. Lehnhoff responded the elevation was 892 on Lot I and the road's highest elevation was 910. He indicated the trees on the hillside would not be removed. He stated the trees were within the 40 foot setback from the lot line and were important for maintaining stability on the hill. Ms. Giga stated no large scale tree removal was being requested for the PMP, but some tree trimming might be necessary for utility access. Cindy Wheeler, 3576 Siems Court, stated she was not excited about this development. She expressed concern about the amount offill to be brought in. She asked ifthere was a charge to the landowner for that fill the City was going to provide. Ms. Giga responded there was no charge and that was one of the negotiations with the landowner for the City easement. She noted the fill is excess from the PMP project, and the City is not paying for the easements on the property. Ms. Wheeler stated she was not sure it was right to give City fill to a private landowner for development. If the City wants to do a separate negotiation for an easement, that would be fairer. She noted the fill being given could have been used for community . projects rather than giving it to a private development. Chair Sand noted the City Council would have to address this issue and the plarming Commission's role was to make sure it met the zoning requirements. Tom Mulcal1y, 3530 Siems Court, stated he was "delighted" by this development. He stated he lived down the road from this property. He stated in his opinion, a wonderful deal has just been made by an owner with the City in a timely fashion because of the improvements on Siems Court and Ridgewood. He stated the residents would benefit from the proper handling of a great deal of water with this development. Bob Minzer, 1600 Lake Johanna Blvd, stated his wife owned the property. He noted the problem was simple; they had a lot of water coming with one place to put it - on their land. He indicated they were not happy about this and in exchange for this they were asking for some fill. He noted they were giving a lot of wetlands to the City, as well as a pond, for some fill and the ability to build on two of the lots. He noted right now the water ran into Lake Johanna and with this proposal, the water would not run directly into the lake and would be treated properly. Diane Pearson, 1556 Arden Place, stated she was concerned about whether this land adequately deals with the amount of ponding there needs to be to preserve in the best possible way the water quality of Lake Johanna. She believed this land was always a wetland and she believed they needed to be careful because a wetland wants to be a . wetland. - - --- ----