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shopping center? Mr. Gorham.said the Council pointed out to the audience the many agencies the Council has talked to and he feels this is the location. Second: He said many of Anoka's schools are located near shopping centers and on busy streets and it doesn't seem to bother them. To the third question, the answer would be no. Mr. Mickelson said the comprehensive plan was not old, that it w~s adopted less than two years ago. Second: The school was built with state and federal funds and it was built on Highway 5, a very busy road, and if this was a factor, it would not have been built in this location. Third: If a no vote, still other requests would come in. Mr. Cox said Elk River built a school just north of the railroad tracks and moved in right ad- jacent to a commercial and industrial property. It isn't safe for children to cross No. 5 now. Most of the children now are picked up by school buses. Second and third: The property will not always he that way. He cannot answer questions regarding other developers until one comes along to see what he presents. Mr. Reimann thinks this location for the shopping center is a very good one. He thinks it is good for the children. He said he couldn't answer the third one now as it would depend on what de- velopers presented. Mrs. Oliphant said it is the wrong location now. Just because other communities have their schools near bus- iness districts, does not- affect us. We can be different and have ours in a rural district. She thinks we are making a hasty decision and we should wait, as we will have other options in the future. Motion: Mr. Cox ..moved that due to the fact that we would conserve energy by h~'ving a shopping center near a good portion of the community and centrally located, we would not have any reason to deny a residential plat request if it was presented for this area, we need the tax base a commercial development would provide, therefore he moved to grant the request of Royal Esquire Realty, Inc. to rezone the area under consideration from r-1 to b-2with the following stipulations: 1. Provide bufferring for all pre-existing residential develop- ment, to be decided by the Council when the plan is presented. 2. To provide adequate parking, overhead walkway for the safety of the children of the community about which the Council is concerned. 3. Provide easement and portion of .grading expense on Highway 5 and ~7 at 153rd Ave. ~. Must provide adequate on site systems for no less than l0 years. 5. City be able to negotiate for land for municipal buildings at present rezoning value. 6. Present drainage for entire area before beginning building and indicate what area will be provided for parks, esthetics, et~. 7. All items to be carefully s~atinized by the Planning & Zon- ing Commission. Seconded by Mr. Reimann. Mrs. Oliphant feels the major issue is one of rezoning. Mr. Good- rich advised Er. Cox and the Council that it would be inappropriate to attach contingencies to a rezoning motion. Mr. Cox withdrew his motion. Mr. Reimannwithdrew his second. Motion: Mr. Cox moved to rezone Part of the NW of the SW and part o~'the SE of the SW Section 2~, Township 32, Range 25 and part of lthe North 1/2 of the SE 1/$ of Section 23, Township 32, Range 25, from r-1 to b-2 as it is conducive to good drainage, falls in the area of good de- velopment as indicated by the comprehensive map and has good access-