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Page 6 • September 23, 1996 Mounds View City Council Mr. Long, City Attorney has informed staff that the owners would need to go through the normal process of a variance approval. To assure that the easement will be obtained within the necessary time frame, the City Council will need to initiate eminent domain proceedings for acquiring the easement through a 90-day "quick take" process. MOTION/SECOND: TrudeBlanchard to Approve Resolution No. 5009, Initiating Eminent Domain Proceedings and the Use of Quick Take Process Under Chapter 117 of the Minnesota State Statutes for an Easement on a Portion of the Property Located at 2535-2585 Highway 10 and Identified by PIN #07-30- 23-11-0079 for Construction of a Pedestrian Bridge Over Highway 10. VOTE: 3 ayes 2 nays (Hankner/Quick) Motion Carried F. Consideration of Resolution 5010 Electing to Continue Participation in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. Ms. Sheldon explained that this Resolution will renew Mounds View's commitment to participate in the program and will enable the city to ask for grant funding under a number of different programs. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to Approve Resolution No. 5010, Electing to Continue Participation in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. • VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried G. Consideration of Purchase of Two Tax Forfeited Properties. Ms. Sheldon explained that the City has been notified that two contiguous properties are up for tax forfeiture. The city has in the past purchased property in this area and it is staffs feeling that purchasing the additional lots could present a possibility of completing some redevelopment under the housing replacement program. 'The property could be purchased using tax increment financing that is available to the city. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Quick to recommend to the Economic Development Administration approval of purchasing the two tax forfeited properties for the Housing Replacement Program. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried H. Consideration of Resolution Numbers 5016 and 5017 Consenting to the Transfer of Control of and Certain Ownership Interests in a Cable Television Franchise to Continental Cable and U S West. Mr. Whiting explained that he received notification of the pending transfer of Meredith Cable to Continental Cable and U S West. Ms. Trade noted that rates will not be increased as a result of the transfer, nor will programs or customer service be affected. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to Approve Resolutions 5016 and 5017 Consenting to the Transfer of Control of and Certain Ownership Interests in a Cable Television Franchise to Continental Cable and U S