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• CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 4, 1999 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE : August 4, 1999 TIME STARTED : 5:32 p.m. TIME ENDED : 7:56 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Dahl, Neal, and Mayor Sullivan MEMBERS ABSENT : Bergeson and Lyden 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); City Attorney, Bill Hawkins (part); and Chief of Police, David Pecchia (part) DISCUSS OAK BROOK PENINSULA EASEMENT VACATION REQUEST, JOHN POWELL Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. and Elizabeth M. Melton, the owners of Lot 2, Block 1, Oak Brook Peninsula, are requesting the vacation of a portion of the City's drainage and utility easement which contains a hockey rink constructed by the Melton's. The vacation of about 3,500 square feet of the easement would reduce the flood storage capacity easement by about 20%. This drainage and utility easement was dedicated for at least three purposes: storm sewer area, "wet" pond, and to provide compensatory flood storage adjacent to Otter Lake. Staff recommended that the request to vacate a portion of the easement be denied because it is not in the best interest of the City. If the rink remains intact, the developer cannot properly excavate the storage pond. Mr. Melton stated the rink is positioned in the woods on his property. He noted that there is no other location for the rink. He constructed the rink so his son and other children in the area would have a place to play hockey because there is no another recreational area in the vicinity. He also noted that the rink is not a permanent structure. Mr. Melton requested the opportunity to work with the City to keep the rink intact for the community. Council directed staff to determine if a building permit was needed for the rink. Ms. Julie Schwartz, a resident opposed to the rink, suggested the City purchase the rink and put it in the Clearwater Creek subdivision.