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t • • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE : September 8, 1999 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m. TIME ENDED : 9:45 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Bergeson, Dahl, Lyden Neal, and Mayor Sullivan MEMBERS ABSENT : None Staff members present: City Administrator, Linda Waite Smith; City Engineer, John Powell; Community Development Director, Brian Wessel; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland (part); City Planner, Jeff Smyser (part); Public Services Director, Richard DeGardner; Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia; and City Clerk Ry -Chel DISCUSS CLEARWATER CREEK OPEN SPACE JEFF SMYSER Mr. Jeff Smyser explained the developer of Cle .;. e 3r Addition, Gor -Em Development, has put together a new open sp ,• e e "' t plan. Because the new management plan is more extensive an is recommending that the City Council approve the new plan as a re r ° �` e one previously approved by Council. The City Council appro p pace management plan for the project on June 14. Approval of the m. • age '. an as required as a condition of approval for the plat. The developer is r: 'n t the new management plan replace the minimal plan that was approved in Ju The new plan includes a map of specified area of the project. The text of the document list specific management activities and describes which activities are to occur in the mapped area. As the restoration work continues, the developer's consultant may prepare additional, more detailed work plans for some of the areas. The list of management activities will be conducted by the developer at the developer's expense. The costs are included in the financial guarantees as part of the development agreement, just as road and utility work is backed by financial guarantees. The developer's agreement will include the open space plan as an attachment. The Council requested Mr. Kjolhaug give a synopsis of the general approach and strategy that revolves around the prairie restoration and the new open space management plan.