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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Page 7 development appeared to work or if there were any obvious issues, limiting their review to 304 what could be legally required of a development, and based on staff’s detailed analysis 305 and recommendations. 306 City Engineer Deb Bloom 307 Ms. Bloom concurred with Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Paschke in staff’s review of existing 308 infrastructure and those needed as part of that plat review process. Ms. Bloom noted that 309 that review included whether there were adequate streets, whether the lots met frontage 310 requirements, proposed street widths, and proposed radii of any cul-de-sacs. Ms. Bloom 311 advised that, after that review and prior to development, a Public Improvement Contract 312 would be negotiated between the developer and the City prior to FINAL PLAT 313 consideration and approval by the City Council. Ms. Bloom highlighted some of those 314 areas of review, including property addresses; emergency vehicle signage; and whether 315 the existing sanitary sewer system’s capacity could accommodate the development. 316 Sanitary Sewer 317 Ms. Bloom advised that there was an existing lift station on Josephine Road and that, 318 pending final capacity calculations, it was thought to be adequate, but that the Public 319 Improvement Contract would address that issue. 320 Water Main 321 Ms. Bloom advised that an extension to loop the line would be required. 322 Storm Water Management 323 Ms. Bloom noted that the area was now only a large open space, but that the 324 development would require a permit from the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) 325 who had already reviewed the proposed development and its location and relevance to 326 three existing wetlands on the development site. Ms. Bloom advised that those existing 327 systems received some stormwater from the existing, undeveloped site, and were also 328 connected to Ramsey County Open Space on the east side. 329 Ms. Bloom advised that, under current regulations, runoff from a site could not increase, 330 requiring volume reduction and infiltration reduction mitigation, as regulated and 331 permitted by the RCWD. Ms. Bloom noted the existing homes on Fernwood and 332 Josephine Road, and overland emergency storm water flows in place for more than six 333 inches (6”) of rain within twenty-four (24) hours, and pone installation needed to 334 accommodate any additional runoff, that would be accomplished by the developer 335 through a series of infiltration basins to meet those requirements; and an overland flow 336 established on Block 2 to avoid any damage to other homes during extreme rain events. 337 Pathways 338 Ms. Bloom advised that the City’s Pathway Master Plan provided for a connection along 339 County Road C2 for the entire length of the plat; and that the developer’s provision for a 340 pedestrian/bicycle connection was consistent with that Master Plan, and that the 341 proposed pathway connected to Lexington Avenue and Josephine Road, and would be 342 part of the dedication required of the developer. 343 Vehicular Traffic 344 Ms. Bloom provided extensive comment on the existing and proposed traffic conditions, 345 and traffic studies related to this area and the proposed development. Ms. Bloom noted 346 that County Road C2 was a City street, and had never been connected; and further noted 347 that when George Reiling developed the housing complex that included the Lexington 348 Apartment complex and other housing units in 1998, County Road C2 dead-ended and 349 there was no cul-de-sac in existence. Ms. Bloom advised that staff’s research had 350 indicated that there was an initial proposal in 1988 to connect County Road C2, but that it 351 had not been well-received by the neighborhood; thus causing plans to be redrawn and 352 accesses revised for the apartment complex and some single-family homes. Ms. Bloom 353 noted that there was a discussion and motion before the City Council at that time to 354 vacate the County Road C2 right-of-way, but that it had failed as the elected officials 355 wanted to preserve the ability to construct it in the future. 356