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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
May 18, 2006
8:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Welper, Gunderson, Getty, Cole, Schmitt, Kincaid, Greenwood.
Moved by Gunderson, seconded by Welper that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes:
Five. Absent: Kincaid, Greenwood. Motion carried.
Mayor Pro Tem Schmitt reviewed items on the Standing Committee agendas for Monday, May
22, 2006.
Kincaid now present at 8:03 a.m.
A 25-year lease agreement with the National Guard is on the Building & Grounds Committee
agenda. The National Guard is renovating and adding onto their site at 3106 Airport Boulevard.
As part of the renovation, they are working to expand their parking area and would like to do so
to the north of their current site. The lease agreement would allow the National Guard to
construct a parking lot on the southerly 125 feet of the city -owned parcel to the north of their
site. The parking lot would be maintained by the National Guard and would be available for
shared use by a company developing the city -owned lot that remains.
Greenwood now present at 8:04 a.m.
Mayor Pro Tem Schmitt reviewed items on the Council agenda for Monday, May 22, 2006 and
the following items were discussed.
The request of Harold and Charlene Burington to rezone from Agricultural to One and Two
Family Residence District property located at 4466 Wagner Road. The Planning, Programming
& Zoning Commission has recommended denial of the request. The area in question is
predominantly an agricultural setting with farms surrounding the property on all sides and only
three residences in the immediate vicinity. The applicants originally submitted the request to
rezone the property to Conditional Commercial District to allow for a commercial storage
business but due to concerns on the establishment of a commercial use and due to the fact
conversion from agricultural to commercial would require the facility meet all applicable
commercial codes, including hard surfacing, the applicants withdrew the commercial portion of
the request and changed the request to rezone the property to One and Two Family Residence
District.
The request of David Heideman to dedicate the existing private Belle Street as public Belle
Street west of the existing public Belle Street just west of Ruby Drive. The Planning,
Programming & Zoning Commission has recommended denial of the request. The area would
have a negative impact on the area by setting precedent of the city accepting a private street that
has not been built to public street standards as a public street. The street is already in existence
as a private seal coat street and additional development can occur off the private street, or the
property owner could upgrade the street to meet the standards of a public street before the city
accepts it into the public street system. The city requires that no street is accepted into the public
street system unless constructed to current standards. Eric Thorson, City Engineer, stated the
street does not meet city standards, and there are miles and miles of private streets that are closer
to meeting our standards than this request.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Gunderson, seconded by Cole that
the meeting be adjourned at 8:16 a.m. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk