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Mayor Hunt called the Council meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers. PRESENT: Armstrong, DeLapp, Dunn, Siedow, City Attorney, Jerry Filla, Finance Director, Terry Berg, Building Official, Jim McNamara, Maintenance Forman, Dan Olinger, City Planner, Chuck Dillerud, City Engineer, Tom Prew and City Administrator, Mary Kueffner. L AGENDA M/S/P DeLapp/Siedow — to approve the April 16, 2002 City Council Agenda, as amended. (Motion passed 5-0). 2. MINUTES: March 19, 2002 M/S/P DeLapp/Armstrong — to approve the March 19, 2002 City Council minutes, as amended. (Motion passed 5-0) MINUTES: April 2, 2002 M/S/P Armstrong/DeLapp — to approve the April 2, 2002 City Council minutes, as presented. (Motion passed 3-0-2Abstain: Siedow, Dunn) 3. PUBLIC INOUIRIESANFORMATIONAL: A. Selling City Owned Land: Kraft Circle Residents Residents living on Kraft Circle appeared before the council to ask if the city was now prepared to make a decision on the sale of city -owned land. Mayor Hunt stated he thought the Council was morally obligated to stay with the values originally provided by the City Assessor, which were $50,000 if the lot was buildable or $15,000 if the lot was not buildable. Council member Armstrong thought the City should determine if there are other residents in the area interested or in need of using the land for failing systems. Council member DeLapp agreed with Armstrong's comments and added that the land should be used for failing or failed systems of houses that currently exist, and the land should not be used to accommodate septic system sites for new construction. Administrator Kueffner stated when she asked the City Assessor to put a value on the land (buildable or unbuildable) she did not specify what the property would be used for. She did point out to the assessor that the land was mismarked in the County records; it was shown as all right-of-way with a value of $100. She also suggested that the Council invite Mr. Langer to a council meeting to explain the rationale he uses when determining the value of land. M/S/P DeLapp/Armstrong — to proceed with the sale of land in the same manner as which the land was sold to the Petersons, with the value of the land determined by the City Assessor, without further debate by the City Council. Further, that the City Assessor be invited to the next Council meeting to discuss the value of the lots. (Motion passed 4- 1:Dunn:This was tax forfeited land to begin with and doesn't see why we have to sell it.). LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 16, 2002 2