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<br />Meeting of the Elk River City Council <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br /> <br />Monday, May 16, 2022 <br /> <br />Members Present: Mayor John Dietz, Councilmembers Garrett Christianson, Matt <br />Westgaard, and Jennifer Wagner <br /> <br />Members Absent: Councilmember Mike Beyer <br /> <br />Staff Present: City Administrator Calvin Portner, Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg, <br />City Attorney Peter Beck, and City Clerk Tina Allard <br /> <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council <br />was called to order at 6:29 p.m. by Mayor Dietz. <br /> <br />7.3 Easement Vacation: Vacate Right-of-Way Between Properties at <br />18890 and 18920 Concord Street <br /> <br />Mr. Leeseberg indicated the applicant agreed to have their item continued due to a <br />conflict that had arisen. He asked the council to open the public hearing, take <br />comments, and continue the public hearing until June 6, 2022. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Lavina Hoselton, 12964 Meadowvale Road – Stated she is opposed to vacating the <br />easement because people use it to access Lake Orono. She stated the buildings <br />encroaching on the easement make the property feel private and it’s intimidating to <br />walk past them to access the water. She stated other neighbors were against vacating <br />the easement as well but were hesitant to speak out and cause bad relationships with <br />the adjacent property owners. She further noted some neighbors didn’t care. <br /> <br />nd <br />Ken Madsen 1931 2 Street – Stated he’s opposed to vacating the easement and the <br />city needs to keep the access to the lake because there are not many of them left. He <br />stated it currently looks like private property due to changes made on the land and <br />some of the neighborhood doesn’t realize it’s public. <br /> <br />Mary Duitsman, 18890 Albany Street – Stated she is frustrated with the lack of <br />amenities in the neighborhood and would like to keep this lake access as a <br />community resource and is opposed to vacating the easement. <br /> <br />Dave Anderson, 14845 County Road 30 – Stated he is opposed to vacating the <br />easement, highlighting some of the unique features to the lake. <br /> <br />Councilmember Christianson stated the easement should be kept because the city <br />needs to keep access in case of issues, such as a dam failure. <br /> <br />