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<br />City Council Regular Meeting -12/06/04 <br />Minutes - Page 23 <br /> <br />7. The petitioners discuss the impact of traffic. The proposed development <br />results in less traffic than the assumptions set out in the original AUAR, <br />meanin less of an environmental im act. <br />8. Regarding the change in public facilities, there are no substantial public <br />facilities chan es from the AUAR. <br />9. Regarding surface water management, the proposal will reduce <br />impervious surface by 7%, and will manage more stormwater ponding, <br />and will reduce runoff into the lake b 60%. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing reiterated his intention to reject the petition and <br />vote in favor of the motion. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough had staff display additional comments on <br />Twin Lakes supporting his speaking against the motion: <br /> <br />Additional Comments on Twin Lakes. Councilmember KOUQh. December 6. <br />2004: <br />1) Clean up is the responsibility to clean up their own property before <br />construction, not the City's. <br />2) The public will be the major investor in this project. The project costs are <br />estimated at $40 million, but the developers will be reimbursed for $26 <br />Million. <br />3) Some amount of tax increment may be warranted, but 25 years is too long. <br />By the time 25 years go by, much of the development and the roads will <br />have to be replaced. We'll be starting all over. <br />4) My constituents have told me they are satisfied with the amount of retail <br />available. Rosedale is one of our leading taxpayers, and we must work <br />closely with them to see that they prosper. <br />5) I personally feel it's not right to give a master developer exclusive rights to <br />develop Twin Lakes. All developers should have equal opportunity. I also <br />suspect it may be illegal. <br />6) I took an oath to support my constituents. I don't believe there is <br />substantial support in our community for me to vote for this development <br />project. The financial risks are too great. We have other major concerns <br />confronting the City that should take priority over commercial <br />development. <br />Definitions: <br />AUAR: Alternative Urban Areawide Review <br />EAW: Environmental Assessment Worksheet (Preliminary) <br />EIS: Environmental Impact Statement <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan requested staff display the aerial map <br />again, followed by a sketch plan she provided of the Langton <br />Lake and park area, opining that the area was remarkably <br />secluded with the woods serving as a fragile and small buffer; <br />further opining that the additional traffic drawn into the area <br />would prove detrimental to wildlife. Councilmember Ihlan noted <br />that she would provide more legal arguments to grant the <br />petitions when she reviewed her alternative resolution, <br />requesting that the alternative resolution be included for the <br />