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City Council Resolution 1999-15Jf a RESOLUTION 99 - 15 CITY OF MONTICELLO RESOLUTION ADOPTING A RECOMMENDED COMPROMISE LAND USE PLAN TO BE PRESENTED TO MOAA WHEREAS, The City adopted the comprehensive plan in 1996 guiding land use changes from agricultural to urban land uses at the time of annexation. Public input and a public hearing process was followed in development of the plan, which included input from Township and MOAA officials. Prior to adoption, the plan was reviewed and supported by the Township and MOAA. The plan was adopted on a unanimous vote of the City Council in 1996 and has guided City and developer decision-making since then; and WHEREAS, it is not the intent of the agreement between the City and Township to grant a blank slate for the MOAA to have the latitude to establish a land use plan at great variance from the City's comprehensive plan, however in the spirit of cooperation, there is some latitude to make adjustments to the City's comprehensive plan in light of Township and MOAA concerns and input even though these concerns were not expressed prior to City adoption of its comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has previously voted unanimously to support residential development at the Gold Nugget site when the following action was taken: 1. Adopted comprehensive plan in 1996 establishing the Gold Nugget site as a residential area. 2. Approved Klein Farms agreement governing extension of utilities to Gold Nugget for residential development. 3. Approved a concept plan PUD for residential development. 4. Made a declaration of negative impact in processing an Environmental Assessment Worksheet. WHEREAS, utility infrastructure design has been based on the comprehensive plan. An additional expenditure of over $200,000 is necessary to make Gold Nugget site fully developable for industrial use rather than residential. WHEREAS, the caliber and value of the housing proposed at the Gold Nugget site exceeds the current estimated median home value in Monticello and will range from $130,000 to $190,000 as designated in the proposed restrictive covenants; and WHEREAS, moderating residential growth at the Gold Nugget site will be accomplished by the developers agreements to restrict housing to 50 per year. This will result in 10 -year build out of the site. Fifty (50) homes represents less than one-half of the annual new home construction projected to support City wastewater treatment funding plan. Resolution 99-15 Page 2 The City needs sanitary sewer hook-up fees to help repay wastewater treatment plant debt. The Gold Nugget site will generate fees at a rate of $3,000/home (adjust 4%/yr) at 50 homes per year for 10 years. This will result in the collection of $1,800,916, which represents 17% of the wastewater treatment plant debt of $10,800,000. Trunk sanitary sewer and water funds are needed to pay for oversizing expenses already funded by the City. Potential sanitary sewer trunk fees from Gold Nugget development over 10 years is $487,000; water is $247,000 for a total of $734,000; and WHEREAS, a supply of land for residential growth is needed to help support recent church, school, hospital district, and City debt based on current and projected trends, sufficient industrial land is identified on the City compromise; and WHEREAS, school facilities are poised to handle additional school population. Surplus school capacity exists due to the recent school expansion. The Planning Commission supports the compromise plan. The IDC supports residential development and commercial development at the Gold Nugget site. The site terrain of the Gold Nugget site is not suited for industrial development due to difficulty in developing loading bays. Industrial and commercial development benefits from the employee and market base resulting from new housing at the Gold Nugget site; and WHEREAS, a significant share of traffic from Gold Nugget area will utilize School Boulevard in passing through residential neighborhoods on the way to and from the freeway. Industrial traffic per acre exceeds residential traffic, and the nature of the traffic will negatively impact the Klein Farms, Cardinal Hills, and School Campus areas. Industrial areas identified on the City's compromise are served by roads that pass through commercial or on roads that are on the edge of residential areas; and WHEREAS, the City compromise plan agrees with the MOAA in designating residential land uses between the freeway and Silver Springs Golf Course; and WHEREAS, designation of the Gold Nugget area for industrial uses will result in expensive legal action against the MOAA, which is funded largely by the City of Monticello; and WHEREAS, this is a critical negotiation where it is vital that the MOAA plan be consistent with the City plan. Disparate land use designations will render such areas undevelopable for at least ten years. Resolution 99-15 Page 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: City representatives are directed to represent the will of the majority of the Council in the land use designation planning for the MORA. The City representatives shall present the City compromise plan (attached as exhibit A) to the MOAA and take no action except to vote for the plan as presented. Any plan different than the City compromise plan must come back to the City Council for ratification. The Southwest Area Plan (exhibit C of City/Township Agreement) shall remain in place unless the City response to the MOAA plan is adopted. Adopted by the Monticello City Council this 22nd day of March, 1999. ATTEST: �-t�uom City Administrator ;' L -I r.