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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 The Director indicated that prior to raising the issue with the Council, a meeting was held with the coaches involved in the City's fastpitch program. Based on their input, the matter was brought to the Council. The Director reported that after the Council approved combining the City's fastpitch program with the Roseville association, a letter was sent to the parents of the City's participants. No negative comments were received. The Director also reported that he is working to get Little Canada representation on the board of directors of the association. Scalze indicated that some parents feel they were left out of the process, and their concern is with the loss of identity for the Little Canada program. It was the consensus of the Council that the matter should be presented to the Parks & Recreation Commission so that the Commission can gather information and ideas for making the transition a smooth one. Morelan pointed out that it should be made clear that the issue is not on the table, decision has been made. However, the Commission's goal would be to facilitate the transition. SCULLEY John Sculley, 3000 LaBore Road, asked about the possibility of rezoning PROPERTY - his property to agricultural so that he can keep his property taxes at a LABORS reasonable level. ROAD AREA The City Administrator explained the process for consideration of a rezoning request. It noted that in considering a rezoning the Council will look at whether or not the use would be incompliance with the Comprehensive Plan. Fahey indicated that he would not be supportive of rezoning the property to agricultural and pointed out that this is a residential area. He noted that the Council must consider what is the best long-term use of the area, and he did not believe that was agricultural. Sculley raised the wetland issues that are being researched for this area, and pointed out that there are other wetland areas in the City which have been filed, i.e., the Viking Drive/McMenemy Road area. Sculley asked how he could obtain a fill permit for his property. Fahey noted that a fill permit would require Watershed approval. The City Administrator noted that the Wetland Preservation Act that was adopted in the 1990's changed requirements for filling wetlands making these requirements much more restrictive. Fahey noted that it is the