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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 15, 1987 PAGE 6 <br />comprehensive and desirable one. He trusts the Planning Commission <br />has put a lot of work into it and certainly hopes that when the <br />amendment comes out, that it allows a bakery in the restaurant across <br />the street. <br />Councilman Graves agreed it would be worthwhile to see a comprehensive <br />unified ordinance brought before them, since they are only looking at <br />a month delay and he apologized to Mr. Gorman for the circle he feels <br />he has been going through trying to get something accomplished. Graves <br />withdrew his motion made at the last meeting. <br />Councilman Johnson would like to vote for this amendment because he <br />would like to have a bakery in Lake Elmo, but would not because the <br />PZC wants to discuss this more and would like another re-examination <br />of the ordinance that comes before them which would allow a bakery or <br />a catering operation not tied to a restaurant. Johnson feels this is <br />too restrictive and sees no problem with a retail bakery operation as <br />a General Business operation without a CUP. <br />M/S/P Graves/Armstrong - to table the General Business Zoning District <br />ordinance for further discussion until the October 20th City Council <br />meeting. (Motion carried 5-0). <br />D. Presentation by Section 32-33 Landowners <br />Dave Johnson of the ConnCo Shoe Company presented a Section 32-33 land <br />use map and updated the City Council on several items a group of <br />property owners of Section 32 and part of Section 33 have been <br />considering. <br />Johnson indicated that there has been an active group of property <br />owners in this area that have been meeting with the City in terms of <br />identifying what the realistic land use is for that area. They were <br />very actively involved when the Waste Energy Project was proposed and <br />came up with a land use concept plan at that particular time. When <br />that went south, the group met again and adjusted the plan to what is <br />currently in place. As they followed this progression, they came <br />before the Council a year ago requesting consideration for sewer and <br />water to be brought in that area, recognizing that sewer and water is <br />a necessity to develop that area commercially as the land use concept <br />plan would indicate. Many of them that are involved in this have <br />received numerous overtures from interested people in doing something <br />here, but their primary question is "Where is the sewer and water?" <br />A feasibility study was done and a cost of $3.2 million was <br />identified. The City's proposal to the property owners was to use a <br />100% assessment procedure where the property owners would be paying <br />for the improvements going in. There were some Green Acre issues that <br />were involved. The property owners have reviewed individually and as <br />a group, as what this meant. The consensus was that economically it <br />does not work to make this kind of investment up front, not knowing <br />when or who weuld be a prespeet te buy it. <br />A couple of property owners took it upon themselves to initiate a <br />conversation with the City of Oakdale to address the issues on how <br />