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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION June 3, 2013 DRAFT 3 The council heard from Amy Pavlis,7402 Patti Drive, who had spoken at the last council 90 meeting in favor of improvements to 74 th Avenue. She noted that one of th e four 91 properties that front on that street has a new owner. She invited the council to visit the 92 roadway. 93 94 City Engineer Wedel was directed to send another letter to the property owners that 95 would benefit from improvements to 74 th Street (after checkin g with the city attorney on 96 which properties benefit) asking about interest in a project. Council Member Roeser 97 added that there may be some cost savings to the city if t he road were paved – i.e. regu lar 98 grading work. Mr. Wedel added that 74 th Street im provements could possibly be added to 99 this year’s schedule if a petition comes in soon. 100 101 3. 7309 Lake Drive Code Enforcement Issue – Community Development Director 102 Grochala updated the council on the status of the use of the property. At the May work 103 ses sion, the council requested that the property owner work with their lessee on a 104 business plan that would bring the property into zoning compliance. Staff did receive a 105 response very recently (on May 29) but no change is really suggested in that response. He 106 is requesting additional time to review the response. Mr. Grochala noted that he has 107 become aware of advertising for the site that includes outdoor storage for any use. The 108 mayor indicated concern that the height reduction they promised hasn’t occur red in a 109 month’s time. 110 111 The council concurred that staff will continue to review the response with the city 112 attorney and the matter will be discussed again at the next work session. 113 114 4. Lino Lakes Assisted Living Development Update – Community Developme nt 115 Director Grochala updated the council on this project that would expand the existing 116 facility on a portion of the Legacy at Woods Edge property. There are some new 117 stormwater maintenance requirements that involve additional filtration since the Legacy 118 plans were put in place. Staff is working with the parties involved on the situation. The 119 Rice Creek Watershed District is in the process of reviewing the plans for that 120 modification. Staff is also working with the developer on a modification to the a ccess 121 point; the city will own the adjacent property through special legislation so staff is able to 122 work on access to create a better driving situation. That change will require action by the 123 city’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) since that body wi ll hold title to the land. 124 The mayor thanked staff for the update and urged continued staff support to keep the 125 project moving ahead. 126 127 5. Addition of New Agenda Heading - Mayor Reinert explained that this matter 128 involves reinstituting the monthly progress report that the council used to receive from 129 the city administrator. It helps to keep information coming to the council . The council 130 concurred that the city administrator should provide a report for each monthly work 131 session. 132 133