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COUNCIL MINUTES June 13, 2016 APPROVED 7 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 04-16 as presented. 263 Council Member Manthey seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 264 265 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 16-51 as presented. Council Member 266 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. Mayor Reinert noted that this is 267 preliminary and there will be changes. He asked about staging and Ms. Larsen responded that there 268 will undoubtedly be many stages and but those are yet to be determined. 269 270 6C) Public Hearing; Consider Resolution No. 16-54, Approving Amended and Restated 271 Business Subsidy Policy – Community Development Director Grochala noted that the resolution 272 comes forward from the public hearing held earlier before the city’s Economic Development 273 Authority (EDA). He introduced the EDA’s legal counsel, Julie Eddington, of Kennedy & Graven. 274 275 Ms. Eddington explained that she has been working with city staff on this revised policy that will 276 comply with the Business Subsidy Act in place. This will apply to both the City and EDA. Also the 277 amendment adds a wage goal. 278 279 Mayor Reinert said he sees this as basically a housekeeping item that will keep the city up to date on 280 this policy. 281 282 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 16-54 as presented. Council Member 283 Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 284 285 Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing. There being no one present wishing to speak, the public 286 hearing was closed. 287 288 6D) Consider Resolution No. 16-55, Approving Acquisition of Permanent Easement, Old 289 Birch Street Cul De Sac – Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the written report 290 requesting approval of a permanent easement relating to the Saddleclub Development. To do the cul-291 de-sac, this easement is required. The cost has been negotiated and will be covered by the developer. 292 293 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve Resolution No. 16-55 as presented. Council Member 294 Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 295 296 6E) Consider Resolution No. 16-56, Calling for Hearing, I-35W North Corridor 297 Improvements – City Engineer Hankee reviewed the written staff report calling for a hearing to 298 consider the I35W improvements. The majority of the improvements are to the south of the city 299 however a small portion and a noise wall impact the city. The improvements are scheduled for 2022. 300 The public hearing will be to consider municipal consent on the project. 301 302 Council Member Manthey asked if there is already an easement to provide for the wall and City 303 Engineer Hankee said it will be within the existing MnDOT right/of/way. 304 305 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 16-56 as presented. Council Member 306 Manthey seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 307