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Office of ENGINEER
MINUTE~ OF INFORMAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
WITH THE CONTRACTORS AND INTERESTED CITIZENS
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, AT 8:00 P.M.
The meeting started with a brief introduction by Skip Soleirn, outlining the brief
history of the Subdivision Ordinance and the ultimate final draft which is forth-
coming.
We then went immediately to Section 5, Paragraph H, Financing. Mr. Soleim
stated that we did not necessarily agree what Mr. Hodne had written in to the
model ordinance and that we were looking to the contractors for their suggestions
as to how this might be done.
Several of the contractors stated their points of view in regard to the new method
of financing. One of the things they wanted to know is the accounting of our
accumulating bond funds and that these figures be published in the paper and
given general notice since it is public concern as to how the City's financing
would be handled,if the contractors paid cash, there would be no accumulated
interest on improvement bonds. It was also suggested by one of the contractors
that a certain figure be established per lot which could be run in the existing
method of financing by assessing over ten years, some figure of approximately
$3000.00 per lot. Anything over $3000.00 would then be furnished in a cash
escrew account by the developer. All persons present were invited to come to
the regular Planning Commission meeting Wednesday, November 13th to take
part in the full Planning Commission discussion of the Subdivision Ordinance.
It was further suggested by Councilman Fischer that financial check be run on
each developer as they come in with a plat by Dunnand Bradstreet to further
guard the City against any unfavorable condition which could be prevented as
far as a developer going broke or failing financially to go ahead with a Sub-division.
It was further stated that there should be no variance written into any particular
paragraph since Paragraph C, Section 6 does state the condition for variances.
It is too general however and should be a 60% majority of the Council in order to
allow a variance from the ordinance.
Another item brought up was the loop-holes in Section 6 in regard to 10-lot plats
should be closed and also under "Trees", we should not allow corner planting,
at least 30 ft. from the radius of the intersections. Also on driveways, turnarounds
should be required on any arterial or collector streets. Under sidewalks, sidewalks
should not only be on one side, but on both sides. However, the contractors have
today indicated that they would rather make a cash settlement to the City in lieu
Informal Plarming Commission Meeting
Tuesday, November 12, 1968
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of placing sidewalks along their streets so the funds could be used for
furnishing sidewalks against over existing platted areas on school routes.
I distributed copies of the ordinance to people present and I did not receive
back No. 5 which was given to Leo Schumacher, No. 6 to John Zeien, No. 9
to Dave Baudoin, No. 10 to Ben Sontag, No. 11 to 1{aulo Malm.
We completed our meeting at approximately 9:30 P.M.
John Davidson, City Engineer