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City Council meeting of July 2, 2001 Page 5 UPDATE ON GOIFFON SLAUGHTERHOUSE APPEAL At its June 4, 2001 meeting, the Council directed staff to prepare Findings of Fact for the Goiffon slaughterhouse appeal. Due to vacation schedules, the CD Director and the City Attorney, delayed action on this item until tonight's meeting. City Attorney Dave Snyder and CD Director John Rask accurately detailed, according to City records and additional research, a timeline of the operation's history. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2001-26 APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING AN APPEAL OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RELATING TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8124 147TH STREET. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. PELOOUIN INDUSTRIAL PARK P.I. PROJECT (EASEMENTS AND AWARD BID) At its June 18, 2001 meeting, the Council discussed the work of Evergreen Land Services to date in securing easements for the Peloquin Industrial Park project. Staff shared with Council a matrix prepared by Mark Storm from Evergreen Land Services in an effort to step up the easement negotiations by the July 2°d deadline. As Council is aware, City Engineer Dave Mitchell was successful in obtaining a 60 - day extension on the low bid submitted by Richard Knutson, Inc. Staff recommended Council consider the easement negotiations and any agreements signed to date, and its legal statutory option to obtain easements for the project. The Council can accept the low bid and award the contract for the work to Richard Knutson, Inc., but only if easements are obtained or action is taken to obtain easements in a more timely manner. Staff provided a detailed update on the negotiations of the 13 individual easements, as well as the status of required permits from the Army Corps of Engineers. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, authorizing the City Attorney to exercise eminent domain to acquire easements for the Peloquin Industrial Park P.I. Project. Staff will continue to negotiate with property owners for acquisition of the easements. Puleo made motion, Miron seconded, to amend the previous motion by adding the vacation of the existing drainage easement on the Glamos in exchange for the storm sewer easement for the improvement project. VOTE ON AMENDMENT: All aye. Motion Carried. VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION: All aye. Motion Carried. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to award the bid for the Peloquin Industrial Park P.I. Project to the low bidder, Richard Knutson, Inc., subject to approval by the City Attorney, at a cost of $1,143,260, and subject to, and contingent upon, our execution of Change Order No 1 at no additional charge to the City. All aye. Motion Carried.