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Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Resolution #95-04-077 granting final plat approval to River's Bend 4th Addition. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Peterson, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #8: Request for Final Plat Approval of Business Park 95, a Minor Subdivision; Case of City of Ramsey Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that the City of Ramsey recently entered into a purchase agreement for property in the Industrial District and is now proposing to plat the property to accommodate incoming industrial developments. The area to be platted is approximately 50 acres in size and is proposed to be platted into three lots and two outlots. Outlot A is a natural ponding area that would be retained by the City for drainage purposes and perhaps some minor recreational activity, such as a pedestrian pathway around the pond. Outlot B is reserved for future development. Lot 1, Block 1 is proposed to be developed by Trend Scientific; Lot 1, Block 2 by Command Corporation; and Lot 2, Block 2 by Carbon Technologies. All of the lots meet the one-acre minimum lot size and 200 feet of road frontage requirement. The lots would receive public access from McKinley and Uranium Streets. These streets are being constructed by the City with tax increment financing revenues to promote economic development activities. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Resolution g95-04-078 granting final plat approval to Business Park 95. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beahen, Beyer and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case /t9: Issues Surrounding the Closure of 171st Avenue Between Bison and Zeolite Streets City Engineer Jankowski stated that at the last Council meeting, the Road and Bridge Committee recommended the temporary closure of 171st Avenue between Bison Street and Zeolite Street. He reported that he could not support this recommendation since it would result in a situation where 17 residences along a nearly one-half mile of roadway would be limited to a single access point. Although such situations may exist in other parts of the City, changing from the existing situation to the proposed would be counterproductive to the goals of making the City's transportation system flexible and efficient and particularly to the goal of maintaining good emergency access. Council tabled action on this issue pursuant to receiving more information. The questions and answers are as follows: 1) What is the cost of obtaining right-of-way access from the south end of the dirt cul-de-sac of Bison Street to the north plat boundary of Trott Brook Ridge? Right-of-way would need to be obtained for a distance of approximately 350' from the point the existing dirt road terminates. This property would need to be acquired from two landowners. We have estimated the acquisition to be $7,000 per acre, or $3,500. In addition, it is estimated that eminent domain proceedings could cost $10,000 for these two properties. Finally, tree removal and grading necessary for the connection of the dirt road to the Trott Brook Ridge plat boundary is estimated to be $3,500. 2) What was to be done with Bison Street when Dellwood Hills was approved. Stated in the Dellwood Hills agreement is the following: The City has determined that Bison Street Northwest, which is a street providing access to the Plat, needs to be improved, including bituminous surfacing. The City is considering this improvement as a special assessment project. The Developer agrees to make advance payment to the City in the amount of $9,434.00 which is the City Engineer's estimate of the benefit Lots 1 and 9 of the Plat would receive from the improvement of Bison Street City Council/April 25, 1995 Page 16 of 23