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City Council - 07/05/2005 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY,JULY 5, 2005 7:00 PM, CITY CENTER Council Chamber 8080 Mitchell Road CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher, Ron Case, and Philip Young CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Parks & Recreation Director Bob Lambert, Public Works Director Eugene Dietz, City Planner Michael Franzen, Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, City Attorney Ric Rosow and Council Recorder Deb Sweeney I. ROLL CALL/CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Mayor Tyra-Lukens called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. COUNCIL FORUM INVITATION IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS Neal pulled Item VLB. from the Consent Calendar as the developer requested more time to obtain documents. He added two items under Report of the City Manager. Case added two items under Councilmember Reports. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to approve the agenda as published and amended. Motion carried 5-0. V. MINUTES A. JOINT COUNCIL/PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION MEETING HELD TUESDAY,JUNE 14, 2005 MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Young, to approve the joint meeting minutes as published. Motion carried 5-0. B. COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD TUESDAY,JUNE 21, 2005 MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Aho, to approve the Council Workshop minutes as published. Motion carried 4-0 with Young abstaining. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 2 C. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY,JUNE 21, 2005 MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to approve the City Council minutes as published. Motion carried 4-0 with Young abstaining. D. TOWN MEETING ON PROPOSED PARK REFERENDUM HELD JUNE 22, 2005 MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to approve the town meeting minutes as published. Motion carried 4-0 with Butcher abstaining. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR A. CLERK'S LICENSE LIST B. EAGLE RIDGE AT HENNEPIN VILLAGE - SIX by Pemtom Land Company Second Reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review and Zoning District Change from Rural to R1-9.5 on 16.93 acres. Location: South of Charlson Road and east of Spring Road. (Ordinance for PUD District Review and Zoning District Change) (Item was removed) C. AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE ANDERSON LAKES PARKWAY TRAIL PROJECT, FROM FRANLO TO NEILL LAKE ROAD,I.C. 01-5525 D. APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BRAUN INTERTEC FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING FOR TH 212/CHARLSON ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, I.C. 05-5638 E. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2005-85 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF QUIT CLAIM DEED TO DAVID AND CHRISTINE BRUNS F. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2005-86 AMENDING RESOLUTION 2005-08 SETTING MEETING PLACES AND TIMES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS G. DECLARE OBSOLETE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AS SURPLUS MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case, to approve Items A and C-G on the Consent Calendar with Item B removed. Motion carried 5-0 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS A. ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION NO. 4 (Resolution No. 2005-87) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 3 Neal said the City plans to build a fourth fire station on Dell Road and Linwood Court with construction to begin in 2005 and completion in the fall of 2006. The City plans to issue capital improvement bonds to pay for the station. The statutes covering the issuance of capital improvement bonds, Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.521, require a public hearing for the change to the capital improvement plan and the proposed issuance of the bonds. The maximum amount of bonds expected to be issued for the project is $3.5 million. There were no comments from the public. MOTION: Young moved, seconded by Aho, to close the Public Hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2005-87 authorizing an Amendment to the 2004 to 2008 Capital Improvement Plan and issuance of General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds. Motion carried 5-0. B. EDEN PRAIRIE FIRE STATION NO. 4 by City of Eden Prairie. Request for Planned Unit Development Concept Amendment on 3.66 acres; Planned Unit District Review with waivers on 3.66 acres; Zoning District Amendment within the Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District on 3.66 acres; Site Plan Review on 1.32 acres; Preliminary Plat of 3.66 acres into two lots and one outlot. Location: Southeast corner of Dell Road and Linwood Court. (Resolution No. 2005-88 for PUD Concept Amendment, Ordinance for PUD District Review with waivers and Zoning District Amendment, Resolution No. 2005-89 for Preliminary Plat) Neal noted official notice of this public hearing was published in the June 23, 2005, Eden Prairie Sun Current and sent to 323 property owners. The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the project to the City Council at its June 13, 2005 meeting. Fire Chief George Esbensen noted the site had been selected for access to Dell Road as well as the new Highway 212. The station will be similar in size to the current Stations 2 and 3 near Pax Christi and Round Lake. There will be a drive through bay for vehicle safety. The Miller Parkway extension, a MnDOT project, will stop here to accommodate station access. There will be residual land on the north end of the parcel, which will be marketed as neighborhood commercial. Case asked whether the long, treed berm would be retained during the Miller Parkway extension project. Citizens want to retain screening. Ebsensen said it is a MnDOT project but he knows they have been working with the neighborhood. Dietz said since Highway 212 is a design-build project, there is later access to information,but he would follow up. He believed MnDOT would retain the berm but could not guarantee it. Aho asked when the residual property on the north end would go on the market. Esbensen said it would be after the station and Miller Parkway are complete. Neal said it is better to complete the main project first so the fire station is not CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 4 compromised. The property will immediately go to market once the project is complete. There were no comments from the public. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case, to close the Public Hearing; adopt Resolution No. 2005-88 for Planned Unit Development Concept Amendment on 3.66 acres; approve 1 st Reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers, and Zoning District Amendment within the Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District on 3.66 acres; and adopt Resolution No. 2005-89 for Preliminary Plat on 3.66 acres into two lots and one outlot. Motion carried 5-0. C. PRAIRIE ESTATES by T.H. Parker, Inc. Request for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 6.47 acres; Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers on 6.47 acres; Zoning District Change from Rural to R1- 13.5 on 6.47 acres; Preliminary Plat of 6.47 acres into 10 lots, two outlots and road right-of-way. Location: South of 62nd St. W, west of Country Road, and north of Claycross Way. (Resolution No. 2005-90 for PUD Concept Review, Ordinance for PUD District Review with waivers and Zoning District Change, Resolution No. 2005-91 for Preliminary Plat) Official notice of this public hearing was published in the June 23, 2005, Eden Prairie Sun Current and sent to 74 property owners. Neal said this is a 10-lot single-family development. The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the project to the City Council at its June 13, 2005 meeting. The Commission also recommended granting an additional waiver for average lot depth of less than 100 feet for Lot 10 to accommodate the existing wetland wholly within Outlot B. There were no comments from the public. Case asked if Outlot B, the wetland, is City owned. Jeremiah confirmed it is. Case noted such lots represent future upkeep issues for the City, and need to be marked as City property. Jeremiah said the corners would be marked. MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Aho, to close the Public Hearing; adopt Resolution No. 2005-90 for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 6.47 acres; approve 1 st Reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers, and Zoning District Change from Rural to R1-13.5 on 6.47 acres; adopt Resolution 2005-91 for Preliminary Plat on 6.47 acres into ten lots, two outlots and road right-of-way; and direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Staff and Board recommendations and Council conditions. Motion carried 5-0. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 5 D. DUCK LAKE KNOLL by Epic Development, LLC. Request for Zoning District Amendment within the R1-13.5 Zoning District on 1 acre; Preliminary Plat of 1 acre into 2 single family lots and road right-of-way. Location: 6700 Duck Lake Road. (Ordinance for Zoning District Amendment, Resolution No. 2005-92 for Preliminary Plat) Official notice of this public hearing was published in the June 23, 2005, Eden Prairie Sun Current and sent to 76 property owners. Neal said this is a two-lot single-family development. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend denial of the project to the City Council at its June 13, 2005 meeting. The reason for this recommendation was based on the environmental impacts of 5 1% significant oak tree loss and the developer's unwillingness to revise the plan as recommended in the staff report. Following this meeting, staff met with the developer to discuss the staff's recommended revisions to the plan, which reduce the tree loss to 29%. The plans have now been revised based on the recommendations of the staff report and resolve a drainage concern for the property. Staff recommends approval. Jeremiah noted the changes made are in accordance with the direction of the Planning Commission meeting. Neal confirmed the tree loss was the only objection to approval. Aho asked how many trees are affected. Jeremiah said there are 20 oak trees with a total of 245 diameter-inches. About 6 will be lost under the new plan. Jason Wallace of 17201 West 62nd Street, neighbor to the development, expressed support for the Staff's plan given the reduced tree loss. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Butcher, to close the Public Hearing; approve 1 st Reading of the Ordinance for Zoning District Amendment within the R1-13.5 Zoning District on one acre; adopt Resolution No. 2005-92 for Preliminary Plat on one acre into two lots and road right-of-way; and direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Staff and Board recommendations and Council conditions. Motion carried 5-0. E. MCCALL BLUFF by McCall Construction Company. Request for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 4.89 acres; Planned Unit Development District Review and Zoning District Amendment in the Rural Zoning District on 4.89 acres; Preliminary Plat of 4.89 acres into two lots. Location: 9997 Dell Road. (Resolution No. 2005-93 for PUD Concept Review, Ordinance for PUD District Review and Zoning District Amendment, Resolution No. 2005-94 for Preliminary Plat) Official notice of this public hearing was published in the May 5, 2005, Eden Prairie Sun Current and sent to 11 property owners. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 6 Neal explained this is a continued item from the June 21, 2005 meeting to allow Steve and John Turnbull time to review the letter from Jeff McCall's attorney regarding access to both lots. The staff has not received a written response from Steve and John Turnbull. The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the project to the City Council at the April 11, 2005. Jeremiah confirmed there has been no contact from the Turnbulls. Young said he would abstain as his law firm has done work for the McCalls. Tom Owens, title attorney for the McCalls, and Jeff McCall said they were available for questions. There were no comments from the public. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case, to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried 5-0. Case said he had looked at the lot and found it a bit of a squeeze to add a house there. He asked why the City was granting variances to create an 85-foot lot, so near the bluff, which the City has tried to keep undeveloped. Jeremiah explained the City benefits from a conservation easement on critical bluff habitat. Such an easement is easy to get now,but may not be in the future if sewer and water are added. Jeremiah said this is similar to the Grootwassink proposal. Case said the lot division was more even on the Grootwassink project,but agreed an easement preventing several houses from being built down the bluff was valuable. Tyra-Lukens commented an 85-foot lot is pushing the limit. Butcher asked if the house could be shifted south. Jeremiah said that would put the house on a steep slope, causing erosion impacts. The closest existing house belongs to the developer, so the variances were granted. MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Aho, to adopt Resolution No. 2005-93 for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 4.89 acres; approve 1st Reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review and Zoning District Amendment in the Rural District on 4.89 acres; adopt Resolution No. 2005-94 for Preliminary Plat on 4.89 acres into 2 lots and 1 outlot; and direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Staff and Commission recommendations and Council conditions. Motion carried 4-0 with Young abstaining. VIII. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Young, to approve the Payment of Claims as submitted. The motion carried on a roll call vote with Aho, Butcher, Case, Young, and Tyra-Lukens voting "aye." IX. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 7 A. EDEN PRAIRIE FIRE STATION NO. 4 by City of Eden Prairie. Second reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers and Zoning District Amendment in the Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District on 3.66 acres; and Resolution for Site Plan Review on 1.32 acres (Ordinance for PUD District Review and Zoning District Amendment; and Resolution No. 2005-95 for Site Plan Review). Location: Southeast corner of Dell Road and Linwood Court. Neal noted this project is for development of Eden Prairie Fire Station No. 4 to serve the southwest quadrant of the city and requires a unanimous vote. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to approve 2nd Reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers, and Zoning District Amendment within the Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District on 3.66 acres; adopt Resolution No. 2005-95 for Site Plan Review on 1.32 acres; and approve and Authorize Issuance of a Grading Permit for Eden Prairie Fire Station No. 4, subject to release by the City Engineer upon determination that the final contract documents conform to plans stamp dated June 28, 2005, as approved by the City Council. Motion carried 5-0. X. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS A. REQUEST FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL Lambert said there will be a four-part process to collect citizen input, similar to what was used for the Harris Memorial Bridge. The team would need to fundraise for the memorial. The timeline may change depending on the decisiveness of the process. Lambert said he was revising the plan to include all citizens in the planning team, not just veterans. The team would have about seven members and work with a consulting landscape architect to develop the location, concept and cost. Tyra-Lukens said extra names not included on the team would be invaluable during the fundraising stage. Case expressed support for renaming the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area as Memorial Park. In addition to the veterans' memorial, perhaps people could purchase trees in memory of loved ones. Lambert said that idea would be on the table, but to let the process work. There are many options. Tyra-Lukens asked if the consultant would lead the process. Lambert said Staff would lead, to contain costs. Aho asked for an estimate of consulting fees. Lambert said it depends on the number of sites looked at. He estimated under$20,000. Aho objected to spending that much City money. Tyra-Lukens said those costs could be rolled into the fundraising. Lambert agreed and noted committing the team to fundraising helps keep the plan affordable and realistic. He will come back with a cost and the team members' names for the Council to approve. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 8 MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Aho, to approve the Staff recommendation for a process to utilize a Citizen Task Force to assist the City in determining the feasibility of a Veterans Memorial within the Eden Prairie parks system, and furthermore to approve the charter statement which outlines responsibility for the Citizens Task Force and city Staff for this process. Motion carried 5-0. B. REQUEST FOR PRACTICE AREA AT COMMUNITY CENTER Lambert said the hockey association is requesting to replace two 20-foot sections of bleachers at Olympic Rink with a 10-foot by 3-foot practice shooting area. Players would be able to practice shooting into a net on a concrete floor without having to pay for ice time. Many rinks have this feature now. The fire department said there is no fire code issue. Community Center employees said the bleachers are only used about once a year. The hockey association will pay all the costs. Butcher asked about safety. Lambert said there would be floor to ceiling nets so pucks can't get out. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to authorize replacing two twenty- foot bleacher sections with a practice area in the northwest corner of the Olympic Rink at the Eden Prairie Community Center. Motion carried 5-0. XI. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS XII. APPOINTMENTS XIII. REPORTS OF OFFICERS A. REPORTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS 1. Everist Aswres!ate Development—Councilmember Case Case said he had received email about the Everist project from homeowners outside the notification area. He asked if they could address the Council at the second reading on July 19. Neal noted a database is used for notifications. It allows Staff to draw a radius around the project. There is a 350-foot minimum,but Staff may have gone to 500 feet. Since the nearest residence is 1200 feet away, no residential property owners were notified. Case wondered if another mailing could be done. 1200 feet away from a crushing operation is close. Height of the mounds is also an issue. Case noted the resident leader of the area has moved away so it might be wise to reach out to neighbors. Jeremiah said the notice of the hearing was in CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 9 the paper, but acknowledged few people read those. The letters are what bring people in. There is not much notice between now and July 19 but Staff will notify neighbors who have expressed interest. Butcher noted this is not a standard development. There are sound, visual, and street-debris impacts. She revisited the truck tarps issue. Neal said the State does not have a tarp law. The City could ask the proponent if it's reasonable to ask for them. Neal noted truck tarps are complex and mechanical and many different trucking companies will take on loads at the facility. 2. Fourth of July Celebration—Councilmember Case Case praised the Fourth of July celebration, the work of Staff, and the contributions of business partners. About 15,000 people attended several hours of events. The event is both high-quality and cost-effective thanks to the partnerships. Tyra-Lukens encouraged citizens to attend the new noon events at Purgatory Creek as well as the next event at the Riley Jacques Barn on July 16. B. REPORT OF CITY MANAGER 1. Senior Issues Task Force Appointments Neal said there was excellent response to the request for task force members published in the paper. He read the names selected and recommended the Council approve the appointments. Tyra-Lukens said it was a great group of active citizens. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Young, to appoint Marvin Cofer, Basil Wissner, Joyce Conley, Joanne Bartel, Bette Anderson, John Dollerschell, Sharon Steiner, Joan Rumford, Lisa Schmidtke, Scott Welter, and Pastor Rod Anderson to the Senior Issues Task Force. Motion carried 5-0. 2. Cable Franchising Public Hearing Needed Neal said FCC regulations require public hearing is required for the switch from Time-Warner cable to Comcast. An attorney for Southwest Suburban Cable will attend. Council action is needed to call the hearing. All five cities in the area will undergo a similar process. MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Aho, to authorize Staff to inform Time-Warner of the need for a public hearing to be held on August 2, 2005, to consider the proposed transfer of control of the cable television franchise from Time Warner Cable to Comcast Cable Communications, CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 10 LLC, and to determine whether the proposed transfer may have an adverse effect on cable television subscribers. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Special Workshop Session Needed Neal said because the August 2 workshop is cancelled due to National Night Out, an additional Council workshop is needed before August 16 to discuss budget issues. He will call Council members to determine whether Monday July 25 or Tuesday July 26 would work better. C. REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 1. Cancellation Agreement with Les!acy Holdings-MR, LLC, Neal said this would terminate the purchase agreement between the City (as seller) and Hartford Group (Legacy Holdings-MR, LLC, as Buyer) for the remaining City-owned portion of the old Police station property at the southwest corner of Mitchell Road and Hwy 5. Jeremiah said the buyer and the City ultimately had different expectations for the property. The City retains $25,000 of earnest money. Young asked if other buyers had approached the City. He wanted the property sold. Jeremiah said there had been interest. Potential buyers have already been notified of tonight's action and negotiations could start tomorrow. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Young, to approve the Cancellation Agreement between the City and Legacy Holdings-MR, LLC. Motion carried 5-0. D. REPORT OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR 1. Park Referendum Recommendation Lambert said after six months of discussion, a joint meeting with the Council, and a town meeting, the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission recommended approval of a three-question referendum on a six-two vote at their June 27 meeting. The two dissenting votes supported a four-question referendum that would separate either trail improvements or park acquisition as a fourth question. Deciding whether to go with three or four questions was a one-and-a-half-hour discussion. Support for running a referendum was unanimous. Neal said since there is support for running a referendum, it now becomes a question of tactics. There are two considerations: structuring the questions to win, or structuring them to maximize understandability. Both are important but Neal recommended an emphasis on the latter. The CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 11 referendum should be straightforward, even if it takes another question. Neal recommended the Council act on the recommendation first and then change or amend it as needed out of respect for the process. Tyra-Lukens agreed but said, given the debate, the Council should feel free to amend the recommendation. Aho said he had received a fair amount of citizen input supporting more rather than fewer questions. He recommended breaking out park acquisition into a fourth question. Tyra-Lukens asked how that would affect the monetary split. Lambert said the acquisition piece is $900,000. The trails breakout is $2 million. Young asked what was broken out in the original four-question proposal. Lambert confirmed it was trails. The committee debated what to break out, but decided buying land felt more "separate." Young asked if land would be acquired for trails also. Lambert said no. There will be some new trails and some widening of existing trails,but all the land is owned. Aho said his citizen contacts indicated they wanted the land acquisition broken out. Case said he had received one email saying not to run a referendum at all. The rest of his input was from people who know him personally. He wondered what had the best chance to pass. The problem with smaller and smaller questions is that no one item is used by a majority of residents. Since small minority use each amenity, all the questions can fail. He said $900,000 is only 15% of the total. Case said he got feedback favoring multiple questions too,but he respects the committee's decision. Three questions are multiple questions, as opposed to the single question last time. If there are too many questions people might be more likely to vote no on one. Presentation is important, especially on the pool. He preferred the three questions. Butcher agreed. The current format makes intuitive sense. The key point is to communicate that the pool cannot pass without the community center improvements. Tyra-Lukens appreciated the tactical considerations. However, the single question really irritated voters. The Council should give people what they asked for. There is a distinction between people who want to acquire more open space and active park users who want to take care of what we have. Young said he got a lot of last-minute feedback. Trails seemed to be separate from parks in people's minds, and a sure winner. Some people don't want to see their parks redeveloped. He recommended breaking out trails. Case said three questions is responsive enough. Tyra-Lukens said it has already been in the paper that the Council is looking at four questions. Collapsing it to three might look unresponsive. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 12 Aho said many people feel differently about developing current property and acquiring new property. It might make or break the question. Case said education is key. Trail users need to be shown the map. People need to see the parcel that would be acquired. The referendum is to accelerate improvements that will have to be done anyway. Aho said there is always a choice about where to spend money. Butcher advocated for a macro view. The Council tried to micromanage the different stakeholders last time and the referendum was defeated. She recommended just going by functionality without over-thinking the tactics. Young said all the questions are worth putting forth on their merits. The question is how to reach out to voters. He favored four questions. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Young, to authorize staff to develop a three question referendum for November 8, 2005 that would provide the following options for voters: Community Center addition for $6,650,000, swimming pool addition for$3,330,000, and park acquisition, park and trail development and improvements for$6,695,000. Motion failed, with Aho, Young, and Tyra-Lukens voting "nay" and Butcher and Case voting "aye." Tyra-Lukens asked for amendments to the motion. Case asked what parkland would be acquired. Lambert said just Birch Island Woods. The other parcels the City might want are not available. Aho proposed having four questions with park acquisition broken out. Young said to break out trails instead. Case agreed breaking out trails is cleaner and provides a more even distribution of money between the questions. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to authorize staff to develop a four-question referendum for November 8, 2005 that would provide the following options for voters: Community Center addition for$6,650,000, swimming pool addition for$3,330,000, park acquisition and park development for$4,695,000, and trail building and improvements for $2,000,000. Motion carried 5-0. Neal said he would prepare the referendum language and bring it back to the Council. 2. Master Plan for Cardinal Creek Conservation Area Lambert said the Cardinal Creek Conservation Area, mostly wetland, includes the City-owned land west of I-494 and north of Gerard Drive and Gordon Drive and west to Baker Road. The City has acquired approximately 38 acres of land within this conservation area and anticipates acquiring approximately five additional acres of land to complete this conservation area. He asked for authorization to ask the CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 5, 2005 Page 13 Watershed District for a joint master plan including a new City trail with dedicated access points. The funding source for the city's portion of this project would be park dedication fees. Tyra-Lukens asked the cost to the City. Lambert said about$110,000. MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher, to authorize staff to contract for planning services to assist the city in developing a master plan for the Cardinal Creek Conservation Area and to request the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District to assist the city in funding the development of this master plan and in the development of a management plan for this natural resource. Motion carried 5-0. E. REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR F. REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF G. REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF H. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY XIV. OTHER BUSINESS XV. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to adjourn the meeting at 8:42 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.