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and Sunfish Lake Boulevard. He explained that one of the properties adjacent to C.R. #116 is torrens property and Anoka County Registrar of titles office will not accept the recording of a deed without a Registered Land Survey (RLS). Hakanson Anderson Associates was directed to prepare the RLS and staff is presenting it to Council for approval. Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Resolution #98~06-136 approving the RLS for Sunwood Drive in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27. Further discussion: Councilmember Haas Steffen inquired of the cost for the RLS and was informed the cost is $2,000. Attorney Goodrich stated he is working with Mr. Don Otter of WMMI for help in defraying some of the cost. Councilmember Zimmerman felt it may be appropriate to charge this cost to the Sunwood Drive expenses. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beahen, Beyer, Haas Steffen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case#12: Authorization to Begin Negotiations for Land Acquisition for Development Purposes City Administrator Norman stated that in 1994, City Council was presented a recommendation to authorize staff to begin negotiations to purchase land within the City for industrial development purposes. These parcels were eventually purchased and became known as the City of Ramsey's Business Park 95. The development of the Business Park has progressed rapidly and it is anticipated that by winter, 1998, all phases of this first industrial park will be completed. Mr. Norman suggested that the City is now faced with the choice of simply completing the first phase of the industrial park or to consider moving to the second and possibly a third stage of industrial park projects. He pointed out that the City's interest of owning land for industrial purposes is a method to deal with site control, thus allowing only quality business development. City staff and the Economic Development Commission are recommending Council approval to begin negotiations for two separate large holdings of land. The first site would include the 182 acres of land currently owned by Waste Management, immediately south of the former landfill site extending south to C.R. #116 and west of Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The second holding would include the 149-acre site immediately west of Ramsey Boulevard adjacent to the Anoka Electric Cooperative Energy Park. He explained that if Council approves this, he will bring back a recommendation as to where the money would be coming from to pay for the land purchases and also with information regarding whether or not the TIF boundary line would have to be moved. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to authorize staff to begin negotiations for the two parcels of land, as described by Mr. Norman, for industrial park purposes. City Council/June 23, 1998 Page 15 of 23