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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 21,2014 Page 18 It was determined that this was a typographical error on those meeting minutes and should be corrected accordingly to assign maintenance of the rain gardens to Lots 2 and 3 versus Lots 3 and 4, and was duly noted by staff. Overall, Councilmember Etten expressed appreciation to the developer for return- ing with a reduced lot density fitting zoning code, and expressed his hope that the lots work well for the proposed homes. Developers Dean Hanson, Hanson Builders and Partner of Landmark of Ro- seville, LLC along with Nathan Fair, Partner of Landmark of Roseville,LLC At the invitation of Mayor Roe, Mr. Hanson provided a presentation of the pro- posed development and examples for exterior and interior home designs; and then responded to questions and comments of the City Council. In light of the City Council's discussion at their July 7, 2014 meeting, Mr. Hanson requested their consideration of a garage exception for their designs for this plat, by allowing the garage to be forward of the home façade by 5'. Mr. Hanson rec- ognized that this was working its way through the system,but would probably not be available in time for their development to proceed. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Hanson focused his presentation and discussion on the plat itself. Specific to the required buffer zone, and displaying the proposed plat, Mr. Hanson assured that the wetland would be protected from manicured grass areas; with the developer installing posts all around that buffer zone so homeowners would be aware of the limits for placing their sod or yards. Specific to basement elevations, Mr. Hanson assured Councilmembers that it was certainly in their best interest to ensure dry basements as one of their most im- portant tasks as a developer/builder; causing them to be very careful in their engi- neering process to make sure there was proper drainage and movement of water. Specific to trees on the site, Mr. Hanson referenced the aerial photo, noting that the proposed NE berm area currently consisted of an open garden area with smaller trees, many of which had been tagged for preservation. Mr. Hanson as- sured Councilmembers of their intent to meet the City Ordinance requirements for tree preservation, as well as the addition of a lot of new trees. Regarding the berm and why it was proposed, Mr. Hanson reviewed the process and current technologies for relocating existing soils and their specific uses on site versus importing or exporting soils to or from the site. Mr. Hanson advised that they anticipated using 90% plus of soils available on the site by flip/flopping soils to make development of this challenging site more feasible and less expensive. Mr. Hanson reviewed the "borrow area" and soil testing to determine the best