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CITY OF GEM LAKE MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING HILLARY FARM SUBDIVISION, PLAN, B-2 MAY, 2004 A Public Hearing for the purpose of'receiving public comment an an Application For Subdivision of Lands submitted by McNulty Construction: Company and Hillary Farris, LLC and identified as Plan B-2 was convened by Mayor Emeott before the Gem Lake City Council on Monday,24 May 2004 at 7:07 PM in thefirst floor meeting room of Tousley Ford located at 1493 East County. Road E in Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Mayor Emeott, Councilors Bosak, .Igo, Watson and Birkebak, Clerk Magnuson, City Attorney Newcome, Special Counsel Johnson, City Engineer Parotti. and Acting Planning Commission Chair Lindner were presentalong with Mr McNulty and his associates and. approximately 30 residents of Gem Lake. Following Mayor Emeott's request for additions, deletions, or corrections, and on Motion. by Watson and Second by Bosak, the Agenda for the Public Hearing was unanimously approved. For the record, Magnuson indicated that a notice ofpublic hearing in the White Bear Press was published on 12 May 2004and that all property owners .withreal property located within 350' of the Hillary Faun property, based upon a certified list secured from Ramsey County Property Records and Revenue,were also notified by direct mail_ Magnuson further noted that, for the record, the Application for Plan B-2 is considered complete to the satisfaction of the. City. Mayor Emeott gave a brief overview of the process leading to this public hearing; indicating that several other plans have been reviewed in similar hearings, that this plan has been reviewed in other public -meetings, and that the purpose oftonight's .public hearing is to formally receive public comment. on Plan B-2 in accordance with Gem Lake ordinances and State. of Minnesota statutes. Mr. Lindner as Acting. Chairman of the Nanning Commission was recognized and presented the findings of the Planning Commission who have worked on this development proposal for more than 7 months. Lindner indicated that the Planning Commission has adopted a resolution recommending the City Council approve Plan B-2 as being in concert with the various goalsof the Comprehensive Municipal Plan and both Ordinance No. 43 (the "Zoning Ordinance") and Ordinance No.58 (the "Subdivision Ordinance"). Included in their recommendation to the City Council are a list of 40 conditions that must be met to insure these goals and objectives are met. Mr. Magnuson then reported on Ramsey County involvement in the projectrelative to rebuilding theroad following. construction of the sewer forthe project, providing a history of the Functional Roadway Consolidation Plan of 1993, actions taken.. by the Council at that time, failure by Ramsey County to complete the program with Gem Lake, and opportunities created by the program today. Effective this day, Ramsey County has agreed in principal to reimburse the City of Gem Lake in an amount estimated at $170,000 for reconstruction of Scheuneman Road from Otter Lake Road south to Highway 61. This will, iriturn, allow a very cost effective construction of sanitary sewer to properties adjacent the construction_ The project wi!! also beenhanced by today's low interest rates. Finally, Mr. Magnuson noted this was. also an opportunity to address the many concerns expressed by the residents along and adjacent to Scheuneman Road regarding traffic and speed problems as Gem Lake residents will have substantially more input into a city street than we do with County. Roads. Mr. McNulty then presented an overview ofhis company, it's history with the property and the Plan. identified as 13-2, highlighting it's evolution to final form. Mayor Emeott requested cotntnents:irom those present asking that those who have not been heard previously be recognized first and that comments be limited to 3 minutes each.. Mr. Grundhoffer, Ms. Brown, Mr. Jantz; Mr. John, Mrs. John, Mr. Scruggs; Mr. Terry and several others made comments and asked questions ofMr: McNulty, the Council and Mr. Newcome. Generally, Mr: Jantz and Ms. Brown expressedconcern over the variance from 3 acre minimum zoning. Mr: Watson and Mr: Newcome indicated that 3 additional lots were necessary to insure economic:feasability of the projectsince the City was requiring:a plan with sewer Contrary to our ordinance. Mr. John asked if the community was paying for sewer in the development and Mr: Bosak and Mr: Newcome indicated that thedevelopment is: underwriting and diluting the cost of the sewer Mr. Johnson indicated this: is the least expensive public improvement of this magnitude he has seen: Otherquestions were asked and answered. Mayor Emeott then thanked allthose present for appearing this evening and indicated the matter would be considered by the City Council later in the. evening.