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City Council Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 11 ~---------------------------- Mayor !<:linzing stated she is surprised the Parks and Recreation Commission is backing off on taking Outlot A for park dedication. She stated the city has been trying to market this project by utilizing the riverfront. She stated she doesn't want to miss any opportunities of promoting the river front area of the downtown. Due to the zoning and use of the area, Mayor Klinzing felt the river front area should be more manicured and less wild and scenic. She questioned if an engineer has taken a look at the slopes to make any determinations. Ms. McPherson stated the contours of the slope are steep and extremely wooded. She stated the walkway would need to be near the water's edge or in the fire access area in the upper portion of the bluff. Councilmember Tveite stated that Parks and Recreation Commission believed Outlot A to be over valued. He stated the Commission would like to come back later and use park dedication monies to have a path along the river. Mayor !<:linzing stated she is concerned about the building design. She would like to see the buildings have large windows along the river side to take advantage of the views. She wants the buildings to look great from front and back and wants accessibility to remain to the river frontage. Councilmember Kuester concurred with the Mayor on the importance of utilizing the river frontage. She would like the area to be pedestrian friendly with lots of seating and sceruc views. She is also concerned about parking. Councilmember Motin stated trees can be trimmed back for open views without having to cut them down. Councilmember Dietz questioned when a decision would have to made on adding turn lanes on Main Street at Parrish Avenue. He stated he gets many complaints regarding their being no right turn lane from Main Street to Parrish Avenue. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KUESTER TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT TO METRO PLAINS FOR THE BLUFF BLOCK WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. A DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT BE PREPARED AND EXECUTED OUTLINING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAT APPROVAL PRIOR TO RELEASING THE PLAT FOR RECORDING. 2. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT FEE BE PAID IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THE CITY AT THE TIME OF FINAL PLAT PRIOR TO RELEASING THE PLAT FOR RECORDING. 3. WATER ACCESSIBILITY FEES IN THE AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE CITY BE PAID TO ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES PRIOR TO RELEASING THE PLAT FOR RECORDING. 4. THE CITY ENGINEER'S COMMENTS BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PLANS.