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Storm Drainage System: <br />Storm drainage is available in the Business Park, along the Paul Bunyan Trail from <br />County Road 11 north, along Second Street, across from UBC, and along Brown Street to <br />a low spot west of Ash Street. There are several infiltration basins at various locations <br />throughout the City — some are private and some are public. The Planning Commission <br />is requiring stormwater retention on private properties when issuing permits. <br />There is no master plan or specific areas that need to be considered. Several locations <br />come to mind: Old Catholic church, Little Pine Plaza, Government Drive, and Old 371. <br />2006 Road Plan: <br />The Road Plan that the City began developing in 2006 was for the through -town <br />alignment. Although the highway is being planned on the alternate alignment the City <br />should still look at major corridors. Alternate routes need to be discussed. The existing <br />Highway 371 will be a roadway the City will need to deal with, such as development and <br />traffic. Planning is important — look ahead and not let a development push the City <br />someplace it doesn't want to go. <br />If a Road Plan is not going to be used as a tool, we shouldn't spend time creating one. <br />A map indicating state, county, city, private and platted but not built roads would be <br />helpful. <br />The City has a road plan list to update streets. Most streets are paved except those that <br />are shared with other entities. The City's policy is not assessing for paving roads. <br />2. Planning for Growth — Discussion <br />The City should encourage redevelopment within the core service area as much as we can <br />and as much as the market will bear. The City should decide where development should <br />take place, lot sizes, etc. <br />Paying for expansion of services could be by developer or by assessment. Each city has <br />different assessment policies. Water and wastewater are enterprise funds; debt payment <br />is from the water /wastewater users. <br />The Planning Commission could use some of this information in the Infrastructure <br />Section — capacity of system, lifespan, cost to maintain or replace. The Road Plan could <br />be used in the Transportation Section. <br />Having a 5 -year road plan and a list of water /wastewater that needs to be upgraded would <br />be beneficial. The Council needs to know what they are and where they are. The City <br />needs to encourage infill along existing water /wastewater to get to capacity. The City <br />Joint Workshop 2 <br />City Council and Planning Commission <br />January 26, 2010 <br />