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Lake Elmo Council Meeting, May 17, 1983 D R A F T -3- For 6 7 83 approval ,6. SEELER VACATION'- Continued - There were no other questions from the audience. The findings and recommendations of Bruce Folz were outlined in his letter of May 14, 1983, to Administrator Whittaker, There being no further comments or discussion, Mayor Eder closed the hearing at 8:46 p.m, M/S/'P Dunn/Fraser to adopt R-83-35, a Resolution to vacate that part of the W 1/12 NW 1/6 Sh 1/4 of Sec 14, T29N R21W as outlined on the elevation survey prepared and documented by Barrett M. Stack, Reg, No, 13774, 3-31-81 for Richard Seeler, All pass - through costs will be paid by Mr. Seeler, as previously agreed. Motion carried 5-•0. 7, PUBLIC HEARING - GRACE COLOSIMO - APPLICATION FOR VARIANCES: As notice to adjacent property owners was not documented with the new affidavit verification (notices were sent out prior to adoption of the affidavit policyi, Mayor Eder declared the hearing could not be held, Ms. Colosimo requested that the Council still consider her requdest and discuss the situation, --Grace Colosimo - informed the Council that since the Planning Commission would require platting as part of their recommendation, the variance request to the Simple Lot Division was withdrawn, --Wyn John, Jane Road N, - lives on unimproved section of Jane Road right-of-way, Residents on the unimproved portion of Jane Road N. are not prepared to.peition for an improvement until an estimated cost ks determined, Mayor Eder explained the petitioning process, --Grace Colosimo - many questions concerning costs - Bernie Meyer estimated from $7,000-$16,000 to do the unpaved portion of r-o-w. Would like her request considered aside from the Jane Rd. N. improvement question. --Morgan - recommended sooking an approximate estimate for an amount within 10% of the cost - not Jo into a detailed study or spend. a lot of money -do r-o-w location later. --Engineer Bohrer - need to determine the right-of-wav, drainage, etc. Could estimate a cost just based on length and width of the road. Cost to prepare estimate would be abort $150-$200, using current information, viewing the property and doing calculations. --Morgan - Recommended that the City pay for the $200 estimate - if the estimate is reasonable, residents may petition the project. City has been trying for years to resolve this situation. --Mazzara - $200 for cost estimate is a small amount for benefitting residents to pay. --Fraser - not enough justification to waive $200 payment by residents and not follow the City's usual procedure, --Dunn - asked Mr. John if the residents have a strong feeling to get this area improved, --Wyn John - small portion of the residents were present - has talked to the Engineer who outlined the steps involved in establishing the road, Engineer Bohrer again outlined the steps and costs of the petitioning procedure.and costs that the property owners would be responsible for, Mr. John indicted he was reluctant to make any response until all the residents expressed an opinion. --Morgan - stressed reasons why City should pay the initial $200, cited examples,