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-6- Motion carried unanimously. • Mr. Childs indicated he viewed the requests from Rick Johnson for three adjustments to the Johnson Manor and Belden Terrace Additions as providing only "fine tuning" for the subdivision. In noting the absence of the two neighbors who had raised questions about the project during the Commission hearing , the Manager said he assumed they had not returned to the second consideration of the request because their questions related to the subdivision amendments had been satisfactorily answered during the hearing and their concerns about unrelated matters might be unanswerable. Councilmember Ranallo reported receiving calls from the same persons questioning the purpose of the storm sewer which the City would be installing to drain the property. The Councilmember said he believed he had been able to calm any fears they had in that regard by repeating what he had learned from staff related to just what the storm sewer was designed to do to alleviate the flooding that area had experienced in the past. In regard to the same neighbors concerns about the lighting and hours of operation of the tennis courts the developer is providing for the subdivision, the Mayor said he perceived the homeowners association would have better control over those courts than the City has now over the public tennis courts next to City Hall, which are an annoyance to the residents across Silver Lake Road because they are open all night. • Mr. Johnson reiterated that he did not plan to light the courts and, as an adjacent property owner would also prefer they not be lighted at all . The applicant touched briefly on the reason he had to take a small piece of land from Lot 11 , saying it was necessary to correct a mistake he had made in siting his new garage on Lot 10. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske to approve the request from Rick Johnson, 3306 Belden Drive, for amendments to the Johnson Manor and Belden Terrace Second Addition subdivisions, Hennepin County, as follows: 1 . Division of Outlot B, Johnson Manor, into two parcels relating to siting of tennis courts; 2. Provision of a 10 foot utility easement on Lot 1 , Johnson Manor; and 3. Transfer of approximately 495 square feet from Lot 10 Belden Terrace Second Addition to Lot 11 of the same subdivision. In granting approval , the Council finds , as did the Planning Commission, that: 1. In siting of the tennis court should be considered nothing more than a .method for Mr. Johnson to retain ownership of a portion • of his own property; 2. The 10 foot utility easement is necessary for a storm sewer installa- tion;