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City Council meeting of August 20, 2001 Page 6 SCHWIETERS PROPERTIES REQUEST TO EXERCISE OPTION TO PURCHASE LOT. In early 2001, Schwieters's Properties purchased Lot 1, Block 1 from the City and paid $5,000 for an option on Lot 2, Block 1, Schwieters Millwork. CD Director John Rask has been working with Tom Junnila, who represents the Schwieter brothers, and they would like to exercise their option to purchase Lot 2, Block 1, BEIP. Schwieters Properties is expanding their business on the new 45,000 sq ft building proposed for the site. A formal public hearing has been scheduled for September 5, 2001 for the TIF and Purchase Agreement. In addition to exercising the options, Schwieters is requesting approval of an early start agreement to fill the wetland on Lot 4, Block 1, BEIP, and has this property optioned. Petryk made motion, Puleo seconded, to approve the early start agreement for Schwieters Construction to fill the wetland on Lots 4 and 5, Block 1, BEIP, and allow them to exercise their option. All aye. Motion Carried. OAKSHORE PARK (HOA PARK PROPERTi� Staff has been contacted by the Oakshore Park Homeowners' Association regarding the potential sale of the HOA parkland to the City. The City's Master Park Plan states that the City should acquire this property if the HOA is willing to sell. Because Council members Granger and Petryk have a financial interest in this property, they were advised by City Attorney Dave Snyder to avoid discussion of this issue. CD Director John Rask stated that the park consisted of 10 acres with 50 homeowners having a financial interest in the sale of the park. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, directing staff to begin discussion with the Oakshore Park Homeowner's Association with respect to the City's interest in purchasing their property. VOTING AYE: Puleo, Miron ABSTAINED: Granger, Petryk Motion Carried. Staff has been contacted by Council members who would like to see the Roy Molitor property on Fenway Boulevard rezoned from its current multi -family housing to industrial, based on the success of the development of the industrial park sites on the east side of Fenway Blvd. CD Director John Rask presented the related City code issues relative to the changing of the zoning classification from multi- family housing to industrial. Puleo made motion, Petryk seconded, directing the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing to consider rezoning the property located west of Fenway Boulevard and south of 14e Street from multi- family to general industrial. All aye. Motion Carried.