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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 2, 1999 CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNCIL MINUTES DATE : March 2, 1999 TIME STARTED : 7:10 p.m. TIME ENDED : 8:45 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Bergeson,Dahl, Lyden (part) and Mayor Sullivan MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Neal Staff members present: City Administrator, Linda Waite Smith and Clerk-Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. The Reshanau Lake Homeowners Association(RLHA)requested the G cil meet with them to discuss the trail proposals for the north end of Reshanaui ke anc he possibility that the Council would enact eminent domain to e the to .tiori of the current trail. , Mary Cox, President of the RLHA opened the meeting and asked Mayor Sullivan to provide background on this matter. Mayor Sullivan explained that the-Council became aware that the RLHA was preparing to erect a fence to prevent access t at he north end of Black Duck Drive. The trail goes around the north end Reslana, Lake°find is used by pedestrians to access the Regional Park and by c l Sher g , g to the Rice Lake Elementary School or the Centennial Midd e. ho4 trail crosses private property and two (2) outlots owned by the RLHA. Th 4F are used by the RLHA for access to Reshanau Lake and for other recregi+t np s. The Council was told that the fence would reduce liability concerns riacy. From the Co it point of view, fencing off the trail would limit access to the Regional Park. To avoid this situation, Council considered a proposal to construct an access trail off of Mallard Lane. However, children using the trail to go to school would have further to go and possibly be exposed to some dangers. Council discussions concluded that they had three (3)options: 1. Do nothing. 2. Develop the alternate trail off of Mallard Lane. 3. Initiate eminent domain to gain control of the property that the trail now crosses. n Page 1