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additional services in the scope and on the terms and conditions as outlined in Hoisington's letter dated February 18, 1998 and to authorize the budget amendment allocating $30,000 from the 1997 excess revenues in the General Fund for the additional planning, and to authorize the City Attorney and the Kennedy & Graven law firm to research the legal issues relating to Chapter 14 of the City Charter and give their legal opinion on this subject within the next 60 days at a cost not to exceed $4,000. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberBeahen. Mayor Gamec recessed the City Council meeting at 9:04 p.m. Mayor Gamec reconvened the City Council meeting at 9:12 p.m. Case #4A: Discuss Proposed Diamonds Sports Bar & Grill James Martin, 3740 Lincoln Terrace Lane, Plymouth, read a statement requesting the City Council permit the platting of his property located along and fronting on U.S. Highway #10 and adjacent on the west of Traprock Street NW. He reported that on February 2, 1998, a group composed of Gary Gruber, Gary Moreau and Rick Boushek was granted an option to buy the property for the sum of $10,000 per acre plus the cost of park fees, etc. The buyers have been working with City staff on a sports bar and grill project. He requested the City permit the property to be platted for the following reasons: 1) The property does not need to be subdivided but the buyers intend to use the whole property; 2) All that is necessary is to change the designation of the property from an Outlot designation to a platted lot; 3) The use proposed by the buyers is a permitted use within the B-3 Highway Commercial zoning of the property; 4) The City's planner has stated that the comprehensive plan which is in the works will not change the uses permitted under the existing zoning, so that the use intended by the buyer will be allowed even after the comprehensive plan has been completed; 5) He understood the only effect of denying permission to plat the property is to create undue hardship for the property owner and buyers; 6) The granting of the request will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property; and 7) He has worked almost 20 years to arrange the development potential of his property which has not happened because it has not been possible to achieve a river crossing at the property. Mr. Martin stated that the bridge crossing was not his idea but instead an idea proposed by the then Mayor of Ramsey. He added that if the City has a desire itself for property in this area, after the sale of Outlot C, he will have Outlot A for sale which is 29.26 acres and has 1141.93 feet fronting on U.S. Highway #10. Mayor Gamec stated he would like something from Mr. Hoisington about this area - we have been talking about a bridge crossing in this area for a long time. He also suggested that staff meet with Anoka County to find out how this could affect the bridge crossing. Mr. Martin stated that this project does not eliminate the possibility of a bridge project. Mayor Gamec felt that the proposed facility would be a nice addition to Ramsey but he also felt that there are some technical issues to be worked out. City Council/February 24, 1998 Page 11 of 18