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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR APRIL 12,1999 <br />( #10) #2467 Bohland Development, having an interest in 1025 Brown Road South - • <br />Continued <br />Jabbour said the City would have to say the land is no longer needed for a public purpose. <br />Hennepin County offered the property and the City accepted it. The City would have to give <br />the property back to Hennepin County and the County would have to start the process over <br />again. If no public entities would want the property, it could be offered for sale in a bidding <br />process. Jabbour asked if Winston could be given preference for the sale of the land. <br />Gaf -ron said the City could place a restriction on it, that it would be for sale only to adjacent <br />property owners. <br />Moorse said there should be a condition that the City would get a conservation easement over <br />the land because it is wetland. <br />Winston asked what the cost would be. <br />Weinberger stated that the minimum bid is about $500. <br />Bohl said he is concerned about the Park Commission's request for a 50' strip of land along <br />Willow. He would prefer to leave the landscaping for that area up to the future homeowners. <br />He said he has incorporated the recommendations from the Landscape Architect to include <br />trees along Willow Drive and up Carriage Lane. Bohl said he does not understand why he • <br />would need to offer a piece of the property to the Park Commission when he is going to <br />include the tree requirement and pay a $29,000 park dedication fee. <br />Jabbour said if the City acquires a piece of land from Bohl, the value would have to be <br />deducted out of the park dedication fee. Jabbour asked if taking the 50' strip would affect the <br />size of the lots. <br />Weinberger said a park dedication of a 50' strip would have an affect because the lots are <br />very close to the minimum size required by the subdivision code. It would cause the loss of at <br />least one lot. <br />Flint asked if a conservation easement would have the same affect. <br />Weinberger said an easement would not affect the size of the lots. <br />Andrew McDermott said the Park Commission would prefer a conservation easement. He <br />said the Park Commission did not realize the NURP pond would be located so close to <br />Willow and that would satisfy some of the need in that area because it would be a natural <br />looking area right next to the street. <br />Kelley said if a sewer system fails and they need more land, they couldn't go into the <br />conservation easement for a septic site. • <br />Page 17 <br />