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Motion by Mayor Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to table action on Community Education funding until the January 1996 Finance Committee meeting. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Peterson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Abstain: CouncilmemberBeahen. Case g2: Easement Acquisition from Darnell Blume City Engineer Jankowski explained that as part of Improvement Project//95-13, the sewer and water extension to Ramsey Elementary School, the City needed to traverse over a portion of the Darnell Blume property. The Blumes have agreed to a compensation formula of $1,000 per acre for permanent easement over the sanitary sewer and $500 per acre for the area outside the permanent easement disturbed during the construction. In addition, the Blumes have asked for the replacement of trees lost during construction with DNR purchased trees. He summarized the costs as follows: permanent easement - 0.6 acres @ $1,000/acre = $600, temporary easement - 1.4 acres @ $500/acre = $700, and tree replacement = $500 for a total of $1,800. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to recommend Council approval of the easement acquisition from the Blumes in the amount of $1,800. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beyer, Beahen and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case /t3: Section g22 Drainage Easement Acquisition City Engineer Jankowski reported that, relating to the Section #22 drainage easement acquisition, Council directed a notice of condemnation to be served on Parcel #11 which is Stanley Welsh property. The remaining 13 property owners were sent a letter offering the purchase of the drainage easement at a unit price of $1,000 per acre. He reported that he has acquired two easements to date and that he has talked to an additional five owners who indicated they would come in to sign an agreement. He stated that he has sent a second letter to a property owner who has an unlisted phone number. Four additional parcels have not had verbal consent: Parcel #1: Robert and Mary Arnold, #6: Earle and Diane Jerde, #8: William and Viola Tripp and #12: Dorothy Schlepper. None of these property owners have indicated they are adamantly opposed. Two of them indicated they wanted to talk to neighbors first. Parcel #14 belongs to John Boros and he is not in agreement. He said he will grant an easement if the City splits his property into two parcels. Mr. Jankowski reported that he has somewhat of a problem making that kind of a deal. The subdivision process is a very defined process and he feels it's not an appropriate way to barter for compensation. He stated he would like more time to collect five additional signatures and to talk to others who were unsure. He offered to come back to the f'n'st meeting in January with a recommendation to proceed on condemnations of those who would not sign. The Finance Committee asked that Mr. Jankowski come back with details relating to the cost of the lot split (subdivision) and directed that he continue to negotiate on all properties. Motion by Mayor Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to take no action at this time other than to have Mr. Jankowski bring back more information and to continue negotiations. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beahen, Beyer, Peterson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Finance Committee/November 28, 1995 Page 2 of 4