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1f5 3 COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 1995 proposed development. The City Council has all the information and there is no reason to deny it. Council Member Elliott explained that she has talked to one Planning and Zoning Member who did vote against the development and believes this members concerns have been taken care of and if this matter were to be returned to the Planning and Zoning Board, she felt that it would not be denied. Council Member Kuether agreed 100% with Council Member Bergeson and Council Member Elliott. She said the Council has to be concerned about commercial development and the City Charter makes commercial development very hard to do. The City cannot on a "whim" throw sewer and water in the ground. It takes a lot of planning to bring a large business to Lino Lakes and Lino Lakes needs this planning. Council Member Kuether said that the City Council does listen to all the concerns of the residents next to any development, however, the City Council must still act responsibly and hoped that the residents would understand. Acting Mayor Neal said a little more than a year ago, a company approached the City and asked to place a mobile home park in the area where this development is planned. He went and talked to some of the residents in the area and they said that they did not want a mobile home park in their area or commercial development in their back yard but did want houses. Council Member Neal also said that the developer does have a right to develop as long as that it is done legally. He said he still is concerned about the wetlands and the Cunningham's pasture. There has been no guarantees however, the matter will be addressed in the final plat. Council Member Bergeson explained that another concern discussed at the previous Council meeting was in regard to is this "leap frogging" or is this out of sequence in terms of development. He explained that we usually think of development coming from the south to the north and filling in etc. He said this would depend on how one looks at the matter. Council Member Bergeson said it is true that the area to the south is not completely developed but if you look from the direction of CSAH 14 (Main Street) south, there is commercial development up until about 200 feet of Cedar Street. Council Member Bergeson said he did not think this development would be "leap frogging" but would be a logical extension of development going out in rings from the I35E intersection. Acting Mayor Neal called for the question. On a roll call vote, all Members voted aye and motion carried unanimously. Ordinance No. 01 - 95 can be found at the end of these minutes. PAGE 19