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Roseville City Council Minutes of 1/29/07 Pg 26 of 38 street only serving two properties); and not taking on public expense of maintaining that road. 2) Lack of drainage and a storn1 water plan and whether such a plan would prove feasible to meet storm water requirements. 3) Numerous and identified environmental issues - (i.e., loss of trees), and proposing less density to preserve more trees; and the U ofMN's choice of this neighborhood for an urban air quality study. 4) A subdivision with this number oflots and a cul-de-sac creates policy is- sues and neighborhood concerns with this plat as presented. Kough spoke in support of the motion; expressing concerns about accepting the cul-de-sac for maintenance, as well as road safety concerns onto Acorn Road; and opined that the development was too large as proposed with no identified drainage resolution. Mr. Stark, along with Ms. Bloom, presented rationale for a two-stage devel- opment for Preliminary Plat consideration to give the developer some assur- ances of approval, prior to hiring engineers and surveyors and development of a Final Plat. Mayor Klausing spoke in opposition to the current motion; recognizing that these subdivision issues were not popular in developed neighborhoods; how- ever, noted that it was private property and the individual property owners shouldn't have a requirement to maintain their property for the benefit of ad- joining property owners; noted that all of the proposed lots exceeded mini- mum lot requirements; and opined that maintenance costs of cul-de-sac would be more than covered by increased property value of the proposed homes. Councilmember Pust noted her extensive consideration of the proposal, and her discussions with numerous neighbors, as well as various Council discus- sions and Planning Commission considerations and recommendation. Coun- cilmember Pust provided her rationale for her decision on the proposed de- velopment in voting against the proposed motion currently on the floor. Councilmember Pust detailed facts presented and apparent: that each lot meets or exceeds dimensions required by code; drainage as per City Code, Section 1102.03, was subject to subsequent approval, and couldn't be made a part of Preliminary Plat approval under current policy; legal counsel's ad- vice that the moratorium was not a sufficient basis to deny the proposal, as had been heard by many present on several occasions; expressed her appre-