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City Council Minutes January 27, 1992 Page 3 . purchasing the property and leasing it to the City. Ms. Scheel also questioned whether the Army Core of Engineers had reviewed the plat. Janelle Szklarski indicated that the Army Core of Engineers is not required to review the plat, however, the Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the plat in relation to flood plain and shoreland regulations. Larry Ebert, 13133 182nd Avenue, indicated that the residents of his neighborhood have submitted some concerns regarding safety, privacy, and quality of life in the neighborhood in relation to the City Hall complex. Mayor Tralle indicated that the City received a proposal from the neighborhood with ten requests. He suggested the the Council review these requests at this time. 1. Request for Denver and Fresno streets to be vacated - Mayor Tralle indicated that he concurred with the residents regarding not connecting Fresno or Denver Streets to the proposed parkway. The Council indicated they did not want to fully vacate the roads in case the street would need to be connected in the future. Greg Nadeau, of 13063 183rd Avenue, questioned whether easements for pedestrian walkways could be retained. The City Attorney stated that he was not certain that this would fall within the scope of the State Statute. . Councilmember Kropuenske stated that he would rather address this issue through the conditional use permit (CUP) process. He felt that by addressing it through the conditional use permit, stipulations could be placed on the conditional use permit. The City Attorney suggested adding a condition to the conditional use permit, stating that if the street extensions were initiated by the public through a petition, a simple majority of the Council could approve such a connection. If the Council initiated the petition for street connection, it would take a four-fifths Council vote in order to approve such an action. Also, the CUP could contain a requirement for a public hearing if the street connections were to be considered by the City Council. Katherine Nadeau, 13063 183rd Avenue NW, questioned the public improvement hearing process. Craig Hageman, 18230 Fresno, indicated that he does not want to see Fresno temporarily open during the construction phase. The Council indicated that if it becomes necessary, the City should be allowed to construct a temporary connection which can be used only for emergency vehicles. A comment was made to the residents regarding saving the existing trees in the area if the temporary connection is needed. 2. Buffer zone between residential property and the Proposed Parkway Mayor Tralle indicated that the Planning Commission recommended that the proposed parkway be offset from the property line by 25 feet. This 25 foot offset, combined with the 13 feet from the edge of the right-of-way to the edge of the driving .