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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 22,1998 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE April 22, 1998 TIME STARTED 5:30 P.M. TIME ENDED 9:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT Bergeson, Dahl, Lyden, Neal, Sullivan MEMBERS ABSENT None City staff members present: City Engineer, Dave Ahrens; Parks and Recreation Director, Rick DeGardner; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland; Community Development Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine; Assistant to the City Administrator, Dan Tesch and City Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. DISCUSSION OF WENZEL FARMS TOWNHOMES PRIVATE STREET AND TRAIL EASEMENTS, RICK DEGARDNER Rick presented a memorandum dated April 20, 1998. The memorandum references a meeting that he and Dave Ahrens held with Shirley Patterson on April 16, 1998. Ms. Patterson is president of the Wenzel Farms Homeowners Association. At this meeting all issues regarding the trail easements were discussed. A solution to the concerns of both the Homeowners Association and the City was drafted. Ms. Patterson will take the memorandum to the April 27th Homeowners Association and ask for their approval. Chris asked that a policy be adopted that specifically states that the City will not approve any more private streets. Dave Ahrens noted that in this case the private street is just as much of a liability for the City as a public street because the trail easements cover the entire street. However, because the right-of-way does not meet City street standards, he strongly recommended that this street remain a private street. He also noted that if the City did made the street a public street, a precedence would be set. Ms. Patterson noted that snowplowing is the issue. At this time, the Homeowners Association does have regulations regarding snowplowing. If the street were to become a public street, the City would do the snowplowing and could not adhere to the Homeowners Association snowplowing regulations. Rick asked that the City Council approve the provisions detailed in his memorandum. Chris said that he would be in favor of the proposed solution, however, he asked that when Lake Drive is reconstructed, the trail be moved to the Lake Drive right-of-way. He asked the City Engineer to make Anoka County Highway Department aware of this concern. IIIMs. Patterson asked that a sign be placed where pedestrians leave the trail and enter the private street so they know that the street is private. PAGE 1