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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Hendriksen, Anderson, and Kurak. Voting No: None. Mayor Gamec recessed the regular City Council meeting at 9:09 p.m. Mayor Gamec called the regular City Council meeting back to order 9:20 p.m. Case #9: Zimmerman, Request for Final Plat Approval for Town Center North Minor Subdivision; Case of Andrew Kociscak Principal Planner Trudgeon explained that Andrew Kociscak is requesting a minor subdivision in order to create two lots from a 45 acre parcel. Mr. Kociscak is proposing to split land from the Gilbert Menkveld Trust parcel located north of County Highway #116 and west of Ramsey Boulevard. Mr. Kociscak is in the process of purchasing 43.72 acres from the Menkveld Trust. The minor subdivision is proposing to consist of two lots, 43.72 acres and 1.3 acres. Mr. Kociscak has an agreement with the Menkveld Trust to purchase a 43.72 acres of the parcel. At the time the agreement was drafted, the Menkveld Trust was holding 1.3 acres for a future convenience gas station, which was eventually denied by the City of Ramsey. At this time, Mr. Kociscak is not planning to buy the 1.3 acre parcel for what they are asking. Thus he is requesting a minor subdivision to break off 43.72 acres so that he may proceed with his plans. This minor subdivision is necessary for Mr. Kociscak and Brightkeys to assemble the land and start the development process. The property contains no structures ~tnd there are no requirements for road construction at this time. The sketch plan as shown meets all dimensional requirements under City Code. The land is currently zoned R~2, which allows for townhomes up to a density of seven units per acre. As this minor subdivision will be setting the stage for future development, staff is proposing to defer park and trail fees as well as sewer, water, and stormwater trunk fees at this time. It is proposed that these fees will be collected at the time of fi~ture resubdivision. At their July 11, 2002 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed and approved the sketch plan for the Kociscak minor subdivision and instructed the applicant to proceed to the final plat stage. City Staff recommends approval of the final plat contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review letter dated July 18, 2002. Bill Hughes, Integrated Real Estate Services, Inc. and representing Mr. Kociscak, explained that the property was originally purchased by Mr. Kociscak four to five years ago when the other deal was pending. At that time, the Menkveld Trust decided to maintain title of that parcel and not sell it. Now it is being sold by Mr. Kociscak to Brightkeys and in order to give good title to the property, the lot split that was never handled before must now be handled. Councilmember Hendriksen asked if both Mr. Kociscak and the Menkveld Trust will be part of the plat. Mr. Hughes explained that the whole title was transferred to Mr. Kociscak hoping the issue would be resolved by now, but it has not been resolved. An unrecorded deed was given back to City Council/July 23, 2002 Page 24 of 30