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City Council Minutes Page 8 <br />November 18, 2019 <br />Council consensus was to keep the area to a minimum of 80 -foot lot frontages. <br />9. LA Copart Land Swap <br />Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. He noted they came in with an application to <br />extend their operation. He stated the city owns an adjacent triangular parcel of land <br />and there would have to be two driveways extended across the party. He stated the <br />Council could consider a land swap of 14.5 acres. It would help to make the Copart <br />footprint smaller and more compact with one access off of 161" Avenue and the city <br />piece could be used for the expansion of the Youth Athletic Complex (YAC) or for a <br />separate industrial user. He stated the city property is somewhat isolated with no <br />direct connection to a city street, but with the swap it would have access onto 1634 <br />Avenue. He further stated Copart may be interested in the entire city parcel. <br />Councilmember Wagner expressed concerns with beautification next to the railroad <br />line. <br />Councilmember Westgaard questioned if the new "U' shaped parcel lend itself to a <br />better utilization of additional facilities for YAC and suggested further review. <br />Council directed further exploration. <br />9.2 Gambling Ordinance Amendments <br />Ms. Allard presented the staff report. <br />Councilmember Wagner stated she'd like to change the trade area by removing the <br />cities of Zimmerman and Rogers, but to grandfather the VFW and the Zimmerman <br />Fire Relief from having to meet this requirement for their current locations. <br />Mayor Dietz concurred. <br />Dennis Maddox Commander of the Elk River Rogers VFW, expressed concerns <br />with whether his organization would meet the 75% requirement because the also <br />have expenditures in the Rogers area. <br />Tom Nichols, VFW, explained the history of the organization and how their <br />corporate offices ended up in the City of Otsego. He further noted their youth <br />programs are within the school district. <br />Mayor Dietz questioned the VFW representatives as to how much they contribute to <br />the Rogers district and whether it could come from the 25% remaining of their <br />lawful expenditures. <br />Mr. Maddox stated he was unsure but thought it could work. He stated a majority of <br />their money is invested in a veteran's memorial sports complex in Otsego because it <br />NATURE -1 <br />