Council
Communication
Office
of the City Manager
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Date
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March 9,
2009
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Agenda
Item No. 13
Roll
Call No. 09-
Communication No. 09-136
Submitted by: Larry Hulse, Community Development Director
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Subdivision
Improvement surety release and acceptance of current Letter of Credit for
Sawyer’s Landing Plat 1.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend
Council approval of the reduction to the surety for required sidewalk and
subdivision improvements in the amount of $42,096, with all necessary
improvements related to this item being completed, as reviewed by the
Engineering Department. Recommend
acceptance and approval of updated Letter of Credit surety for Subdivision
Improvements.
FISCAL
IMPACT: NONE
Amount: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The City Council on November 20, 2006, approved the
original surety for subdivision improvements in the amount of $56,128. The developer, Savannah Homes, Inc., 1309 50th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50266, Ted Grob, Principal has
requested a reduction in the required surety since much of the required
improvement work has been made. The
Engineering Department has approved the work completed. The amount of work remaining will require
that a portion of the subdivision improvement surety in the amount of $14,032
be retained to ensure that the remaining improvements will be satisfactorily
completed when new construction within the plat is finished. This amount represents the maximum 75%
reduction allowed by Code.
The Irrevocable Letter of Credit providing surety
for required subdivision improvements was originally submitted during the time
of plat approval and has since expired.
An updated Irrevocable Letter of Credit has been submitted and is
required to be reapproved and accepted by City Council. Sawyer’s Landing Plat 1 is located north of Twana Drive in the
vicinity of the eastern terminus of Hillcrest
Drive.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date:
November 20, 2006
Roll
Call Number: 06-2290
Action: Approving
final subdivision plat entitled Sawyer’s Landing Plat 1 located in vicinity of Hillcrest Drive and
north of Twana Drive.
(Council
Communication No. 06-713
) Moved by
Coleman to adopt. Motion Carried 6-0.
Date: September
11, 2006
Roll Call Number:
06-1754
Action: Approving
“PUD” Restoration Bond for the Sawyer’s Landing Development. (Council
Communication No. 06-563) Moved
by Vlassis to adopt. Motion Carried 6-0.
Date: January 9,
2006
Roll Call Number:
06-76 through 06-80
Action: Resolution
closing hearing and approving rezoning of land from “A-1” (Agricultural) to
“PUD” (Planned Unit Development) and approving “PUD” Conceptual Plan for
single-family residential development, (Sawyer’s Landing). Moved by Coleman to adopt, subject to final passage of the rezoning
ordinance, and subject to the annexation of the property into the City of Des
Moines, Iowa. Motion Carried 5-1. Nays: Brooks.
Council Member Vlassis declares a conflict of interest and abstains from
voting.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S):
Date: April 20,
2006
Roll Call Number:
N/A
Action: Plan and Zoning Commission approval of
Preliminary Plat for Sawyer’s Landing.
Date: November 3,
2005
Roll Call Number:
05-2835 through 05-2838
Action: Plan and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of rezoning and acceptance of PUD Concept Plan subject to conditions.
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE
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