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City Council Minutes Page 6 <br /> May 5,2014 <br /> it easier for the road to be constructed in the future. Councilmember Burandt <br /> concurred adding that parkland and wetlands should be preserved. <br /> Consensus of the Council was to remove the road connection between Highway 10 <br /> and 192nd Avenue, along the Waco Street alignment(through Camp Cozy). <br /> Property North of Youth Athletic Complex(YAQ <br /> Mr. Barnhart indicated the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation is <br /> for the property north of the Youth Athletic Complex to be guided for parkland to <br /> facilitate expansion of the complex. He stated staff is recommending the land be <br /> guided for industrial because the city is in dire need of industrial land to meet job <br /> growth goals. <br /> Mayor Dietz stated he understands the need for more industrial and questioned if <br /> there is a way to share the land between industrial and the athletic complex. <br /> Councilmember Motin explained the FDA and the Council has been discussing the <br /> need for industrial growth for many years but available industrial land in the city has <br /> actually declined. He has no issue with allowing athletic use on a portion of the land <br /> but would like to see the majority of the land guided industrial. Councilmember <br /> Wilson concurred. <br /> Council consensus was to keep the land guided industrial with the caveat that the <br /> Youth Athletic Complex could still possibly be expanded in the future. <br /> Green Space along the Great Northern Trail <br /> Mr. Barnhart stated staff is recommending the following sentence be added to the <br /> open space description in Chapter 5: "In evaluating expansion of the open space <br /> land use, due regard to unique and substantial environmental features shall be given." <br /> He stated the Parks and Recreation Commission would like the green space along <br /> the Great Northern Trail adjusted to reflect a high quality forest in the area. <br /> Mr. Beck indicated having an expression for the preservation of land in the plan is <br /> favorable as it allows staff to work with applicants to see if areas can be preserved. <br /> Mayor Dietz stated he would like to have the area evaluated and have the lines <br /> adjusted if appropriate to save the forest area north of County Road 33 near the <br /> Great Northern Trail. The Council concurred. <br /> Haarsted Property <br /> Mr. Barnhart stated Mr. Haarsted would like his property to be included in the <br /> Urban Services District. Staff suggests inclusion of the property in the future <br /> expansion of the Urban Services District as outlined in Figure 8-3. <br /> Discussion took place regarding responsibility for costs related to future extension of <br /> the Urban Services District. Mr. Barnhart explained he is comfortable adding Mr. <br /> Haarsted's property to the Urban Services District and details of the extension can <br /> P 0 W I R I D 9 r <br /> 1`4Af- UREJ <br />