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10) 11) Adop~ R~solution ~92-03-039 approving contract documents and specifications and orde~g advertisement for bids for Improvement Project #91-14a (street improvements to se~ Chestnut Hills, Chestnut Pond, Cedar Hills and Windemere Woods Additions). Adopt!Re~olufion #92-03-040 placing a bounty on the destruction of pocket gophers. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Hardin, Zimmerman and Peterson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councflmember Beyer. COMMISSION BUSINESS Case #1: Nuisance Abatement - Hog Farm (PIN 14-32-25-43-0001) Zoning Adminis~tator Frolik stated that since 1991 there have been numerous complaints about odors from ~ hog farm on St. Francis Boulevard N.W. Ms. Frolik stated that Mr. Barthold has applied for a".feedlot permit through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Mr. Barthold currently ha8 750~pigs on his farm and the MPCA is recommending reducing that number to 450 pigs. Ms. Fxi~lik~stated that reducing to 450 pigs will hopefully work as an odor management plan. She added :!here were no odor complaints in 1990 and City Staff is asking Mr. Barthold to furnish them With~informafion regarding the number of pigs he had at that time. Motion by COunoilmember Peterson and seconded by Mayor Gilbertson to direct Mr. Barthold to reduce the hog faXm operation to 450 pigs in accordance with MPCA recommendations by July 1, 1992. Further discBSsion: Council suggested it might be beneficial to send a letter to the residents who complained tr~ the;past about the odor, informing them of the odor management plan. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Peterson, Hardin and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberBeyer. Motion by Mayor Gilbertson and seconded by Councilmember Peterson to direct Mr. Barthold to supply docuraent~ regarding his animal count in 1990. City Staff will determine the date this information i~nex~ded by. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Peterson, Hardin and Zimmerman; Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Beyer. Case #2: Authorization to Acquire Easements from Neil Guy Estate Mayor Gilbertson:tumed the meeting over to Councilmember Peterson. City Enginoer Jankowski stated that on November 26, 1991, the City Council authorized the initiation of. casotnent acquisition proceedings to acquire a 20 foot permanent and a 30 foot constmction{asement along the southern border of the Guy property to facilitate the sewer and water instal~fion;for Project//91-01. Mr. Jankowski stated that although the City could proceed with conde~fion of the easements, the City Attorney has negotiated a proposed settlement. The settlement proposes a compensation award for the easements which is based on 50% of the land value for the permanent easement and 10% of the land value for the temporary easement. He added that thetrfistee for the Guy property has submitted an appraisal which values the land at $1.50 per squ~u'e foot. The City Assessor feels this amount is somewhat high and suggests that the value is ¢li~ser to $1.00 per square foot. Mr. Jankowski stated the proposed negotiation would mean a payment of $6,634.50 for the permanent easement and $1,990.35 for the temporary easement for.' a total of $8,624.85. He stated there are two factors which favor authorization of the easements f0vthe negotiated amount. First, if the easements were taken to condemnation and the City Council/March 10, 1992 Page 4 of 7