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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Pearson, Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. The public hearing closed at 7:33 p.m. Council Business The regular meeting of the City Council was called back to order at 7:33 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Pearson, to introduce an ordinance to vacate certain drainage and utility easements in Rivenwick Addition. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Strommen, Pearson, Cook, Elvig, Kurak, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case//3: Request for Final Plat Review of Rivenwick 3rd Addition; Case of Turtle Moon, Inc. Associate Planner Wald stated that Turtle Moon Inc. has applied for final plat approval of a townhome development named Rivenwick 3ra Addition. The property is generally located south of Riverdale Drive and north of the existing Rivenwick urban residential development. The final plat substantially conforms to the approved preliminary plat. City Engineer Steve Jankowski has reviewed the Final Grading Plans, Construction Plans and Specifications. The City Staff Review Letter dated March 7, 2003 outlines the required modifications and corrections that need to be made to the plans. The City Council introduced a rezoning ordinance on January 14, 2003 to rezone a portion of the property from B-1 Business to R-2 Medium Density Residential. Park dedication will consist of a cash payment. However, the Park and Recreation Commission is recommending that half of the park dedication fees go towards park improvements for Riverdale Park, located adjacent to the plat, and existing parkland located along the Mississippi River. Staff, the Park and Recreation Commission, and the developer may work on an amendment to the Development Agreement to incorporate appropriate park improvements to the subject parks. In the event all parities involved agree to park improvements, an amendment to the Development Agreement will be brought back to the City Council. The final plat encumbers all common opens spaces and drainage ponds with drainage and utility easements. Council's approval of the preliminary plat was granted with certain contingencies that have been addressed as follows: 1) An existing fence encroaches onto the developer's property. In order for Rivenwick 3I'd Addition to achieve clear title, the title company is requiring the fence be removed from Mr. Shulte's property. Mr. Shulte, the developer, and Mr. Frankfurth, fence owner, agreed that Mr. Shulte will have land surveyors mark the property line and Mr. Frankfurth will remove the encroaching fence sometime this spring. 2) A part of the motion stated that no Certificate of Occupancies are to be issued for any units until the intersection upgrade and traffic signals at Ramsey Blvd. and Highway #10 are completed and accepted by the City and MnDOT. The developer is requesting that building permits and certificate of occupancies be permitted for the first five-townhouse structures (Lots 10, 9, 8, 7, Block 2 and Lot 5, Block 1) until the intersection upgrade of Highway City Council/March 11, 2003 Page 8 of 23