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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 02/28/05 <br />Minutes - Page 15 <br /> <br />City Attorney Anderson addressed the City's specific statutes, <br />Section 1016.26, related to Storm water Management and the <br />need for the City's Engineer to certify compliance with any <br />established agencies or standards having jurisdictions. Mr. <br />Anderson noted that Capitol Region Watershed District had no <br />written general rules, and therefore had no permitting authority, <br />but compliance would come through the engineering reviews for <br />established standards. <br /> <br />ApplicantIDeveloper Dennis Guptil <br />Mr. Guptil expressed disappointment that the Capitol Region <br />Watershed District took so long to respond to the submitted <br />plans; and their strong negative response, without allowing the <br />developer to meet their criteria in a timelier manner. Mr. Guptil <br />assured Councilmembers that he was confident he would be able <br />to meet their requirements related to rate control, runoff and <br />other items of concern. Mr. Guptil advised that his engineering <br />firm, Anderson Engineering of Minnesota, LLC, had been <br />engaged for those specific concerns, and was in attendance <br />tonight to address any Council concerns. Mr. Guptil noted that <br />he would have preferred to come before the Council with the <br />Concept Plan in compliance, but after more than two years in the <br />development process and with the Watershed aware of the <br />development, their response had only been received immediately <br />prior to the Planning Commission meeting, not allowing <br />adequate response on his part to make the required plan <br />revisions. Mr. Guptil noted that he would meet the requirements, <br />but until the Council provided Concept Plan approval, he could <br />not contract design finalization. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough opined that the developer had put <br />extensive time into the project, but recognized areas of concern <br />as addressed by Councilmember Ihlan. <br /> <br />Councilmembers Maschka and Schroeder opined that the process <br />would fine-tune the development and concerns would be <br />addressed and conditioned by staff. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing noted that this was common for a Concept Plan; <br />however, requested clarification on the elevation drawings, <br />specifically the condo location, shape and design, expressing his <br />