Minutes-9 /28/1983

Potter: The P & Z Commission will confer about the watershed. I have no qualms about what our P & Z can do. Rohret: Why wasn't it done before? Spivey: This is my question, too. Why don't we have more information. The watershed will be a problem. We don't want a lift station that the town has to take care of. If we annex now and then try later to do something, it might not work that way. Chris Rohret: It makes sense that we need more controls. The Council and P & Z should set the controls before it is annexed. We need more detailed plans first. Bechtoldt: You will annex it as agricultural land and before anything is done, rezoning has to occur. Chris Rohret: Does it make sense to annex it all and then rezone it part by part at our own rate? Stoffer: It makes a lot of sense. Potter: The Council can't do anything until the P & Z meets. Spivey: After it is annexed, how much control will the city have? Potter: It is annexed as agricultural, not residential. Rohret: But the direct assumption is there that it will be developed. Brown: That's true of any subdivision. It takes approval first. Chris Rohret: It's the large area that scares people. Brown: The problem is the size. That's a lot of ground. Could we work it down to something smaller? I know the 131 acres follows the fringe area study. It is slated for growth. Couldn't we work together for a smaller area? Stoffer: We have a lot of flexibility. Brown: People I've talked to are concerned about the amount of ground. It would be nice to see it all plotted out. But like you say, you could be throwing away a lot of money for nothing. But if it isn't like it's supposed to be, the P & Z won't approve it. All we're voting on tonight is the amount of land and whether to annex it. Everything to come will have to go through the P & Z Commission. Potter: I'm sure that Grace and the P&Z will work together. The lift station is not a good idea. Brown: The newspaper reported that the cost to the city would be streets and sidewalks. Our subdivision ordinance makes the developer pay for the streets and sidewalks. Stoffer: The cost is to the developer. The city has virtually no cost. Brown: Any engineering inspections will also be paid by the developer.