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Councilmember Haas Steffen stated that she believes that this property owner has indicated that if we are going to buy this property that we consider rezoning and one of the stipulations made was that staff check with the City's Comprehensive Planner Hoisington. Mr. Norman referred to the acquisition map and noted the area between Parcel 4 and the "shed". He stated that we need to ask the Department of Natural Resources how close we can put the road to the wetland. Brad Scheib of Hoisington feels that maybe the City would have to purchase parcels 5 and 6 in their entirety as it appears that the remaining 150' width of those parcels is too small to do any type of development. Councilmember Haas Steffen pointed out this is a project that's been planned prior to the current Council. This gentleman has been wanting to sell his property to the City for a number of years and there is a definite need for an east/west road in this City. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to amend the 1998 Capital Improvement Program to include the 153/155 Avenue Extension from the 1999 scheduled year, and to direct staff to begin negotiations with all the property owners involved. The funding would come out of the MSA funds. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beahen and Beyer. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberZimmerman. Case #5: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Grade Soils; Case of Ronald Kabat City Engineer Jankowski stated that the City received a request for a conditional use permit from Ronald Kabat to grade soils on Lot 4, Block 5, Fox Ridge Estates. He explained that the applicant is proposing to mine soils from the pond and dirt mound on the site to raise the elevation of the property between the house and the pond to make the backyard more useable. The project will enlarge the southeast comer of the pond by about 40 feet and increase the depth of the pond from approximately six inches to three feet. The project does not include any importing or exporting of soils from the site. The site has been reviewed and the wetland has been delineated. No filling is proposed for any wetland areas. There was one neighbor present at the public hearing conducted by the Planning Commission who was in support of Mr. Kabat's request. Mr. Kabat has been in contact with the Anoka Conservation Services. Staff is recommending approval of the request with the provision that Mr. Kabat observes the wetland delineation. This easement was on the property to protect the wetland. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Resolution #98-08-206 adopting Findings of Fact #0468 relating to a request from Ronald J. Kabat for a conditional use permit to grade and export soils. City Council/August 25, 1998 Page 18 of 26