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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2011 Page 34 thod was needed to allow that infrastructure to develop. Mr. Bartholdi referenced Chapter 1022,.03, Section E of the DRAFT ordinance, and base network trip as previously discussed; and allowances if the property owner came in with a devel- opment at that level or less, not paying any fee. However, if they came in with a development in excess of the base line network trips, then a proportionate fee would apply. Mr. Bartholdi advised that the purpose of the ordinance was to mi- tigate and carry forth those procedures as detailed. Mr. Bartholdi noted that Chapter 1022.05 picked up other items as set forth in the AUAR for general requirements and standards; with the AUAR having an exten- sive list of mitigation factors and the intent of the ordinance to incorporate all of those mitigation standards. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Bartholdi advised that there were currently no other districts in the City with such fee structures; however, he noted that the Cities of Minnetonka and Rochester had successfully implemented similar structures. Councilmember Johnson questioned why only some environmental issues were specified, and not others; and whether it was thought that those contaminants were isolated to one particular area. City Attorney Bartholdi advised that the AUAR had been created indicating that certain environmental issues were evident in the area and that this created the needed infrastructure unique to this area. Councilmember McGehee reiterated her concerns that there would be no problem if specific uses for the area were addressed; particularly those uses already devel- oped and included in the original Twin Lakes Master Plan. When Mayor Roe questioned if that was a correct characterization, Council- member McGehee responded that the original Master Plan guided keeping trip le- vels down by designating certain types of high trip generators. Mayor Roe asked for staff confirmation that the AUAR analysis scenarios were based on the original Twin Lakes Master Plan. Mr. Trudgeon confirmed that they were; and that the AUAR was driving this doc- ument as well as the allocation plan; with all three (3) of the development scena- rios based on that original Master Plan process; and predicated on development scenarios as part of the AUAR. Mr. Trudgeon advised that if the AUAR levels were changed, this proposed ordinance would also need to be changed; and un- derstanding that the AUAR was based on the original and previously-created Twin Lakes Master Plan was a reflection of that.