Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/10/2003

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will be able to completely implement the conditions of the conditional use permit prior to June 26, 2003. Consequently, St. Paul Terminals is requesting another extension of the conditional use permit. As mentioned earlier, a request for extension must be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council. Unfortunately, Staff did make an error in scheduling and the request for extension has not been reviewed by the Planning Commission. The request is proposed to be on the July agenda for the Planning Commission.' The current extension expires on June 26; the soonest City Council can take action on the request is July 15. Staff recommended that City Council grant a 21 day administrative extension to the conditional use permit to allow the Planning Commission the opportunity to consider the request and make a recommendation to City Council. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to grant a 21 day extension to July 17, 2003 relating to the conditional use permit issued to St. Paul Terminals for a recycling facility. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Qamec, and Councilmembers Elvig, Kurak, Cook, Pearson, and Zimmerman, Voting No: None. Case #14: Consider Authorization of Utility Easement Compensation with the City of Anoka Utilities City Administrator Norman stated that the cities of Anoka and Ramsey entered into a right of entry agreement on July 11, 1995, whereby Ramsey granted Anoka access to its parcels for construction of the electrical utility line. The agreement described the specific Ramsey parcels and permitted Anoka to commence construction immediately, but it did not provide for payment of Ramsey's damages. Negotiations have continued for close to eight years. On May 22, 2003, the City Administrator of Ramsey and City Manager of Anoka met in a negotiation session with their respective City Attorney' s. The parties agreed to a compensation settlement in the amount of $65,000. Staff will be recommending the settlement agreement for Council consideration. The City Attorney will be directed to draft the necessary language to complete the settlement agreement. Councilmember Cook inquired as to which City fund the money will be deposited. He thought initially there were discussions about depositing the money into the Park Fund since the easement was on park land. Councilmember Kurak replied that with the City's deficit the money should go into the general fund. City Administrator Norman noted that there has been some discussion regarding the redevelopment of Old Town Hall. Mayor Gamec stated that he would prefer that the money go into general fund. City Council/June 10, 2003 Page 17 of 24 P67