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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 with them to discuss the trail proposals for the north end of Res l nau possibility that the Council would enact eminent domain to sec e the current trail. :ancil meet e arid the ionof the Mary Cox, President of the RLHA opened the meetin provide background on this matter. Mayor Sullivan explained that the to erect a fence to prevent access to goes around the north end Regional Park and by chil Centennial Middle is by the RLHA. Th other recrea concerns and ayor Sullivan to yvare that the RLHA was preparing e north end of Black Duck Drive. The trail e=nd is used by pedestrians to access the either ging to the Rice Lake Elementary School or the trail crosses private property and two (2) outlots owned are used by the RLHA for access to Reshanau Lake and for ores. The Council was told that the fence would reduce liability r1`acy. From the Council 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. Page 1