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02-19-99 FRI 10:22 FAX 0OOO <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 8,1999 <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />Sieve Bell, 4455 West Branch Road, Orono, stated he represents the Saga Hill Preservation <br />S'>ciety. He said the Society has the opportunity to secure more land adjacent to the existing <br />park. He distributed a photograph of the area and a map showing the location of the land. He <br />si ited there is a broad base of support to acquire the land. Saga Hill Park consists of 23,7 <br />acres and there is an opportunity to add 8,5 acres adjacent to the existing park land, The <br />option to purchase the land expires on March 20, 1999. Once the option expires, the <br />ooportunity to preserve the land will be gone. He said that last year there was a proposal to <br />dovelop the remaining 40 acres. The plan would have involved approxim^l dy 26 houses. The <br />S iga Hill Preservation Society hired an en^eering firm at its own experse to gauge the <br />impact that this kind of development would have on the area. The conclusion was that there <br />would be some significant issues with the environment involving runofif and erosion. <br />Bell reviewed the funding that has been obtained. $100,000 has been obtained by the Saga Hill <br />Pi-eservation Sodety. There is a DNR grant of $75,000 that has been approved and $25,000 <br />that has been pledged from other sources. The Society still needs $48,300 to purchase the <br />land. If cannot raise the $48,300, the DNR grant may no longer be available. <br />j;ibbour said it is Us opinion that this matter should be placed on the next City Council <br />meeting agenda to discuss access to Saga Hill Park and funding to purchase the additional <br />bnd. <br />Flint asked if the fund raising efforts are continuing. <br />Bell said the Society has exhausted all the available sources. <br />J.ibbour sdd he is very aware of the value of the land and he feels this is an important project. <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br />(f<4) U2425 SIDNEY AND BARBARA REBERS/SERVICE 800, INC, 2190 WAYZATA <br />BOULEVARD - FINAL PLAT APPROVAL, RESOLUTION NO. 4254 <br />Moorse said that the applicant has submitted a revised site plan and there are three options for <br />the Council to consider. It appears that Mn/DOT will approve a turnback. Staff recommends <br />tliat if the Council approves the options, all of the conditions of the resolution must be met <br />before the final plat can be filed. <br />Page 4