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COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 10, 2004 APPROVED • 2 City Engineer Studenski stated the property owner to the south of the current applicant was denied a 3 request previously to expand their house to encroach on a similar easement on their property. He also 4 stated it is important to keep the road easement for future connection from Karth Road down to Holly 5 Drive. He stated there are no plans at the present time for road construction, but when the road is 6 constructed, it would be a standard 32 foot roadway. 7 8 Bill Cortow, 1400 Karth Road, stated he owns the property just to the east of 1390. Mr. Cortow 9 showed the Council a slide of the property and discussed the problem with water runoff and high 10 water in the area where a future road would be built and gave his support for vacating the easement. 11 12 Charles McKenna, 1370 Karth Road, discussed the negative impact that putting a road in that area 13 would have on the quality of life for the residents in the neighborhood. 14 15 Councilmember Reinert suggested the landowner continue to work with Staff on locating his future 16 home on the site. 17 18 Councilmember Stoltz stated he had empathy for the landowner, but that the easement has been there 19 and that by denying the vacation that doesn't mean they are approving the road. 20 21 Councilmember Reinert made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 04-65 to Deny Vacation of the Road 22 Easement at 1390 Karth Road. Councilmember Stoltz seconded the motion. 23 Ai 24 Councilmember Carlson stated she was supporting Staff's recommendation to deny the vacation of glir 25 that road easement. 26 27 The motion carried unanimously. 28 29 Resolution No. 04-65 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 30 31 F. Consider FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 15-04, Authorizing Sale of Property, 32 Black Duck Lift Station Parcel, Michael Grochala 33 34 Community Development Director Grochala stated the 30' x 30' parcel is no longer needed by the 35 City because of the removal of the station and is not large enough to accommodate any future 36 development. He stated that Staff is requesting that the ownership of the parcel be transferred to the 37 abutting residential property, but would request that a 10 -foot drainage and utility easement over the 38 easterly 10 feet of that parcel remain with the City, consistent with the existing easements lying both 39 north and south of the property. 40 41 Community Development Director Grochala stated staff is recommending approval of Ordinance 15- 42 04, Authorizing the Conveyance of Property (Former Black Duck Lift Station Site) to the Owner of 43 the Property Legally Described as Lot 1, Block 1, Lakes Addition No. 6, for the price of one dollar. 44 45 Councilmember Reinert made a motion to approve FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 15-04, 46 Authorizing the Sale of the Black Duck Property. Councilmember Dahl seconded the Motion. 47 5