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COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #4: Report on T.H. #47 Surplus Property <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that at the September 21, 1999 Public Works Committee <br />meeting, three parcels of land were identified and presented to the Committee as having <br />economic value following the dedication of land portions necessary for the highway project. <br />Subsequently, the Council directed that the surplus land be publicly advertised as being for sale. <br />This has been done, with staff placing notice in the Anoka Union and by writing adjacent <br />landowners of the City's intent to dispose of these surplus parcels. A date of February 1, 2000, <br />was identified as a deadline for expressing interest in these parcels. Lord of Life Church <br />expressed interest in Parcel 2. <br /> <br />Bill Dorn, Attorney for and member of Lord of Life Church, stated that the Church passed a <br />resolution approving of the land exchange during their annual meeting. Their proposal is to do <br />an even exchange of land with the City preserving as much dirt as possible. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Hendriksen, seconded by Chairperson Zimmerrnan, to recommend to <br />City Council that the City offer the purchase of Parcel 2 (formerly the Elke property) to Lord of <br />Life in the amount the City paid Lord of Life for Parcels. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmember Zimmerman and Councilmember Hendriksen. <br />Voting No: None <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that there has been no interest in Parcel #3, but for Parcel #1, <br />which has been committed to the ACCAP development, the City has received interest in the <br />portion of the property which will be immediately adjacent to Lots 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Sunny <br />Ponds 2''a Addition. One of the lot owners expressed an interest in acquiring a strip of adjacent <br />land to extend their backyards (which is land that would not be useful to ACCAP). <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that it was his recollection that ACCAP was not interested in <br />the property west of Sunwood Drive. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski replied that was correct, that they had proposed the land be used for <br />wetland mitigation or left untouched. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen inquired if any determination had been made as to what the land <br />might be used for. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied no. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerrnan stated that he would be concerned if only a portion of the <br />landowners were interested in acquiring the additional land. <br /> <br />Public Works Committee/February 15, 2000 <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />