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PC Meeting, 10-22-97 - page 3 Mr. Wanberg answered that a bike/pedestrian path is planned going down 147th Street. No new snowmobile trails. The existing snowmobile trail starts at Carpenters' and crosses the lake. Jim Yarosh; an attorney with Siegel, Brill, Greupner, Duffy & Foster, P.A.; spoke on behalf of his clients, Steve and Chris Sadowski, 15960 Jeffrey Avenue North. He asked if this is merely a general guideline plan. Mr. Wanberg answered that it is anticipated it will be adopted with the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Yarosh asked if there are any priorities as to when parts will be implemented? Reference is made to voluntary cooperation. No eminent domain or condemnation is planned? What is the purpose of the 200 -foot buffer? Mr. Wanberg said if an inappropriate land use was to occur, we would like to be in a position to suggest other options. He said the 200 -foot buffer zone is a DNR classification. Mr. Yarosh said the neighbors are concerned about how this will be interpreted in, perhaps, ten years, by some future council. Wally Stoltzman asked if we are only going to be environmentally sensitive in the yellow and green areas? He felt the City must be conscious of vegetation and environment in all 36 miles. This is too limiting. We should be addressing these issues in our ordinances. Mr. Wanberg said the Park Plan emphasizes working in a voluntary way and in an educational way in an effort to preserve natural areas. The Park Plan is meant to be a guide to the City. Chairman Peltier asked how binding the Park Plan would be on the City. Mr. Elliott answered that a plan is just a plan. It can be changed. It is meant to go along with our ordinances. Ms. Peltier said that she would then like to see the word "guideline" in the title. Jim DeMars, 9384 North 170th Street, said he opposes "cluster homes" around natural areas. This term is being used as a subterfuge for putting a large number of homes on less than ten -acre lots. Dave Schumann explained that some of these issues are governed by other agencies, and that in a cluster, you could only have five homes on 40 acres. Alice Waller answered a repeated question about plans for taking property from unwilling property owners by saying that is not the intent of the Park Plan, but no City is going to give up its right to do eminent domain. Steve Sadowski wanted something in writing that stated that the property in the green area will be treated no differently than any other property in the City. Another resident who didn't identify herself asked why we need seven areas for neighborhood parks.