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7. Josephine Woods City Engineer Bloom revised an application received by the Community Development Department from Pulte Homes for approval of 28 -unit single family residential subdivision at Lexington Avenue and County Road C -2 in Roseville; as detailed in the staff report dated February 22, 2011. Ms. Bloom noted that the application would come before the Planning Commission at their March 2, 2011 meeting and sought feedback from the PWET Commission on the development. Ms. Bloom highlighted various components of the proposed development noting that this would be the first subdivision to utilize the City's new Tree Preservation Ordinance; wetland locations and their preservation under review by the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) under the State Conservation Act; proposed public street locations, their revised configurations, and /or extensions; the five lots proposed to access and their service lines off County Road C -2; twenty -six (26) existing homes served by the existing Lake Josephine lift station and proposed upgrades to facilitate some of the new homes; grading plans of the preliminary plat; emergency storm water overland flows and other storm water mitigation; and how the plans fit into the City's overall Pathway Master Plan. Discussion with Members included verification of the width of the pathways (8') where no current sidewalk existed and where it connected to existing segments; identification of off -road facilities and coordination with private property owners for local versus regional facilities at County Road C -2 for non motorized transportation; the need to connect the pathway on the south side of County Road C -2 where it dead -ends several feet before the tar near Hamline Ave; and the need to recognized the value of remaining plats of land such as this to develop it in an exemplary fashion and addressing environmental issues and green space to fit the frame of mind of Roseville citizens. Additional highlights provided by Ms. Bloom and discussed with Members included plans and profiles for the proposed improvement with elevations and goals preserving trees and green space; ensuring that preservation of trees be fully addressed with the exception of those areas where stormwater management requirements precluded preserving trees and as guided by the City's Subdivision, stormwater and erosion control ordinances; and practicalities of building homes on this challenging terrain with staff opining that the developer had done a reasonable job in protecting and preserving those various green spaces in recognizing that it added value to the properties as well. Ms. Bloom, in addressing concerns of Members with storm water management and the terrain, noted that the entire area would be within a stormwater management plan and covered by a bio- filtration system for the twelve (12) homes to be impacted, with no fences allowed and signs placed along the entire stormwater easement to educate property owners. Ms. Bloom noted that there would probably be individual maintenance agreements with each property owner Page 7 of 9