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COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 9,1998 submitted. Chris felt that was an illegal vote and that a 4/5th vote is needed to send it to Met Council. Council was asked what they wanted to do about the Lyden/Dahl Plan. It was suggested that a motion could be made to direct that the Lyden/Dahl Plan be sent to Met Council with the proposed Task Force Comprehensive Plan. If the motion failed, people could still mail it to the Met Council. It could be sent independently. Kim said that she would have a problem if Chris sent this as a Council Member. A Council Members job is to reach a consensus. She had no problem with Chris sending the Lyden/Dahl Plan under his name. Chris explained had the Task Force Plan been approved by at 4/5th vote, he would have no problem sending the Plan forward. However, his was not the only dissenting vote. He asked that the Lyden/Dahl Plan be placed on the agenda. Staff was asked if all cities are on the same cycle in regard to submitting their Comprehensive Plans. It was explained that a number of communities have submitted their Plans early and some have received Met Council approval. Some cities have asked for an extension of time. Met Council coordinates all of the plans especially the transportation and utility plans. The Lyden/Dahl open space plan will be placed on the December 14, 1998 agenda. LAND SALES TO KATHY HANSMANN AND LAKELAND NATIONAL BANK, JOHN POWELL John showed the City Council a map of the two (2) parcels. The parcels were created when Apollo Drive was extended to Lake Drive through a residential lot. This matter was presented to Council at an earlier work session. The Council had directed John to negotiate the sale of the parcels to the adjoining landowners so that they could incorporate these parcels with their parcels. John made a proposal to the landowners to sell the land for $1.00 per square foot. The landowners said that they would buy the parcels from the City for a $1.00 each and would incorporate the parcels into their landscape plans. Both adjoining property owners asked why would the City want to maintain ownership of the parcels. This would keep them off the tax rolls and be a constant maintenance problem. Kim noted that she had talked to Kathy Hansmann who pledged to save some of the trees on the parcel adjoining her property. Brian noted that both Marty and Dennis Grebner are working with both adjacent property owners on a landscape plan. John Powell will prepare documents to convey the parcels to the adjacent property owners and retain an temporary easement until the Apollo Drive construction has been Page 4 •