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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, and Kurak. Voting No: Councilmembers Hendriksen and Zimmerman. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he voted no, because in the long run they will end up spending a lot more than the allocation if they add up what each household will cost. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he voted no, because his recollection of the past is that there were strings attached to agreement and when you see things two days before the deadline there isn't time to verify the information. Case #10: Consider Commencement of Condemnation Action to Acquire Additional Land and Temporary and Permanent Easements to Facilitate the Construction of the Sunwood Drive/Azurite Extensions City Attorney Goodrich stated that the Council has authorized a public improvement project for the construction of Sunwood Drive and Azurite Street extensions. The City acquired the fight- of-way for the Sunwood Drive segment from Waste Management some time ago. Additional right-of-way is needed for the Azurite Street extension and temporary construction easements and permanent drainage and utility easements. The State of Minnesota is the fee owner of all the property rights necessary to be acquired. The State requests that the City commence an eminent domain action in order to acquire the property interests. City Administrator Norman noted that the condemnation action is taking place at their request. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to adopt Resolution #01- ! 1-413 authorizing commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire right-of-way and easements for the Azurite Street/Sunwood Drive improvement project. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #11: Review Policy for Delineating and Encumbering Wetlands on Plats Community Development Director Frolik stated that earlier this fall the City Council reviewed a minor subdivision in the Rural Transition Area. The property consisted of a 38-acre lot and a five-acre lot proposing to replat to create two more lots. The result would be four lots on 43 acres with lot sizes of 35, 2.5, 2.5 and 3 acres. A substantial part of the 35-acre lot contained wetlands and staff's standard recommendation was that the wetlands be encumbered with a drainage and utility easement. A Council discussion ensued regarding the unwritten policy to encumber wetlands with drainage easements and the need to review whether or not such a policy is necessary in the large lot, rural subdivisions. Staff was directed to put the current unwritten policy in writing and work with Councilmember Kurak to draft an alternative' to the current policy. The purpose of encumbering wetlands with drainage easements is to let the owner know the buildable limits of their property and provide the City with the ability to run water over or through the area. The current, unwritten policy is: The presence of wetlands shall be delineated City Council/November 13, 2001 Page 12 of 20