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Attachment C determine how much runoff would end up on their properties. Mr. Larson opined that there would definitely be a problem, whether addressed now or in the future, and expressed his wish that the project could be delayed until those numbers were available. Steve Hasse, 932 Millwood Mr. Hasse recognized a lot of discussion had been held about headlights directed at the properties on the north side, but not a lot about similar impacts to those properties on the south. Mr. Hasse advised that he had no interest in seeing them in his front windows; and based on his perspective of neighborhood aesthetics, he had no interest in facing the backyards of some of the lots; opining that they should be single-family homes facing the street, a more suitable aesthetic to their existing neighborhood. Regarding drainage, Mr. Hasse advised that he couldn’t even walk in his backyard tonight after several days of rain; and expressed hope that the drainage issues were being seriously considered. Mr. Hasse noted that some soil borings had been done in the past, with significant water hit at about 3 feet. Mr. Hasse also questioned what constituted soil boring and how it was done; opining that it should be significant soil borings, not just a shovel. Follow-up to Public Comment/Further City Council Discussion Regarding trees, Mayor Roe asked that staff address impacts of development to trees on adjacent lots, and what the City’s practice was to enforce those impacts for construction projects. Mr. Paschke advised that, with this type of project, the situation was reviewed and a determination made whether protective fencing was required, all under the administration of the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance in order to project adjacent trees. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Paschke advised that this policy had been in place during the development of the Josephine Woods project, with a review several times during the process, and especially during construction of the model homes, with him personally walking the site with three members of the development team, with trees marked as part of their plan and verified in the field as to where actual fencing would go. Mr. Paschke advised that such interaction and final approval of the tree preservation plan, with field modifications, would also take place with this development as with any development. Mayor Roe confirmed that staff made efforts to look at adjacent sites, not just the project site itself. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Paschke advised that he had not performed the field review before Preliminary Plat approval for the Josephine Woods project, and had not done so with this project to-date. Mr. Paschke noted that this was second version of the Preliminary Plat coming forward as revised further. Mr. Paschke advised that, the intent of the Preliminary Plat was for approval of the basic plan, with subsequent approvals addressed as part of building permit submittal and sign off; with his personal inspection on site to address whether things were being accomplished in accordance with the approved plan. Councilmember Willmus questioned, as part of this Preliminary Plat approval process, if the City could mandate tree planting by the developer.