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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 2, 2019 Page 30 Councilmember Etten encouraged staff to look at that. He thought the city re- ceived an email from someone on County Road B complaining. He would en- courage staff to look at densities of people and not just County roads. Councilmember Laliberte appreciated the suggestions of what staff will do differ- ently. She asked for clarification on Mr. Culver's discussion relating the notifica- tion and what was meant by saying"we may." Mr. Culver gave some examples of different projects and how the city notified the residents. Councilmember Laliberte explained as she looked at what the city has for current language, there is the ability for the city to bill the company for enforcement and corrective work. With all the rain last year, it was a wet season, she asked wheth- er public works was camped out there, was any work done, and did the city lose money just trying to stay on top of inspections. Mr. Culver explained staff does annually review how much time is spent out there versus what the city took in for fees for erosion control, grading, etc. The city probably spent a lot more time on erosion control permits this year than is done on average. If the city has to take corrective action, the city will pull against the project escrow. Mayor Roe asked if any work is done on the Roselawn project outside of the standard spring, summer, fall construction timeframe. Mr. Culver presumed some excavation was being done in the winter. Mayor Roe asked if there was any thought given to, not just a notification given in a letter that this is going to happen, but taking it a step further like is done with noise variances where it has to come to the Council for approval with a hearing. He could see in the case of something like this where it might be beneficial. Mr. Culver indicated staff has not considered that, but it could be a possibility. He thought that would be up to the Council but puts some political pressure on the Council as far as approving or denying projects based on hauling of material. Staff feels it is a slippery slope to go down to potentially kill a project because a lot of material needs to be hauled. Mayor Roe thought the city could think about creating a hauling permit as well. Councilmember Etten indicated he would be reluctant to get into that game as it would open up a can of worms for various development projects. He thought the pieces that are outlined here give some checks on that process. He noted the city was dealing with a very unusual and significant project that the city wished it