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Council Member O'Donnell introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 01-102 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT ANOKA COUNTY APPROVE A SECOND LAKE DRIVE ACCESS FOR PROPOSED MARKETPLACE DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes has created an economic development area known as the Town Center; and WHEREAS, Ryan Companies has submitted a proposal for the Marketplace project which includes a Target Superstore, Kohl's Department Store and other businesses to be built in the Town Center in 2002; and WHEREAS, the Marketplace project will be valued at approximately $24 million at full build- out; and WHEREAS, the Marketplace project will provide services and amenities not currently available in the City of Lino Lakes, will provide employment opportunities within the community, will add to the tax base of the City and the County, and will stimulate development in the rest of the Town Center; and WHEREAS, citizens of Lino Lakes see the Marketplace project as an asset to the City, as evidenced by the unanimous support expressed by the Planning and Zoning Board and the Economic Development Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, the proposed project will not occur without a second, signalized, full movement access to Lake Drive; and WHEREAS, Anoka County has jurisdiction to grant accesses to Lake Drive; and WHEREAS, the requested second access for the Marketplace project requires an exception to normal County policies; and WHEREAS, the Lino Lakes City Council and the Marketplace developers must decide whether the project is viable by July 23, 2001; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, to respectfully request that the Anoka County Board of Commissioners make an exception to County policy and grant the second, signalized, full movement access to Lake Drive, as requested by the developer, in order to allow this extremely important project to occur. Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 11th day of July, 2001.