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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JULY 26, 1995 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 95-7-179 - APPROVING THE CANADA WOODS <br />DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF <br />OF THE CITY <br />The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Pedersen. <br />Ayes (4) LaValle, Pedersen, Scalze, Morelan. <br />Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. <br />5T. PAUL The City Administrator reported that the St. Paul Water <br />WATER Department is considering turning over the wetland <br />DEPARTMENT area in the Rice Street/Spruce Street area to either <br />PROPERTY the County or the City. The Water Department has asked <br /> if the City is interested in ownership of this <br /> property. The Administrator reported that he contacted <br /> the Watershed to determine if they had an interest. <br /> The Watershed indicated that typically the County is in <br /> ownership of wetlands of this type. The Watershed does <br /> have regulatory authority over the wetland, therefore, <br /> feel they have adequate controls regardless of who owns <br /> it. The Administrator stated that City staff would <br /> favor County ownership of the wetland, pointing out <br /> that the City can request any easements it wants at the <br /> time a transfer occurs. <br />Morelan asked why this property would be publicly held. <br />The Administrator replied that the property should <br />remain publicly held because of its wetland status. <br />The Administrator reported that he felt the County <br />should take ownership of the wetland since they had the <br />expertise to do so. <br />Morelan stated that he could not see why the City would <br />want to pursue ownership of the wetland. <br />Scalze suggested that the Park and Recreation <br />Commission comment on this issue. It was noted that <br />the Commission has expressed an interest in obtaining <br />an easement area around the wetland. <br />Morelan suggested that there may be some dry land the <br />Commission would have an interest in developing. <br />It was the consensus of the Council to place this <br />matter on the next agenda of the Park and Recreation <br />Commission meeting. <br />NO WAKE ZONE- The City Administrator reviewed correspondence from <br />GERVAIS LAKE the Sheriff~s Department as well as Gordon Forbes, a <br />6 <br />