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City Council Minutes Page 14 December 19, 2005 ----------------------------- MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 7.13. Consider Concept Plan for Northeast Corner of TH 169 and 197 Avenue th Mr. Harlicker stated staff and the Planning Commission reviewed three parcels that three residents requested be rezoned from residential to commercial. He discussed the advantages and disadvantages of rezoning these parcels to commercial. Mr. Harlicker stated Mn/DOT is proposing an interchange for the intersection of Highway 169 and 197 Avenue. He drew th on a map where the interchange could possibly go and stated it may affect one and a half of the three parcels. Mr. Harlicker stated the Planning Commission felt that some of the land should be preserved for the future interchange. He further stated staff is looking for direction from Council on how to proceed with zoning these parcels. Mayor Klinzing questioned if staff knows what type of interchange would be used at this intersection. She questioned if the city could obtain the proposed interchange alignment from Mn/DOT. She stated it makes sense to zone these parcels commercial because the city needs more commercial in the city and this would have a limited impact to the surrounding area. Mr. Maurer stated there are no designs at this time for this interchange but that the Split Diamond Interchange that Mr. Harlicker drew out would be the most likely type. Councilmember Farber questioned if the map drawn by Mr. Harlicker was realistic or liberal. Mr. Maurer stated it was realistic. Councilmember Motin stated he felt it was premature to rezone this parcel due to the uncertainty of the interchange. He stated it makes sense to rezone this parcel at some point but not until the city is aware of Mn/DOT’s plans. He stated if the parcel is rezoned now it could cost more in the future for land acquisition. Councilmember Dietz concurred. He stated the traffic is not heavy on 197 Avenue to th warrant the rezone to commercial development at this time. Councilmember Farber stated it would be a gamble to develop the parcels at this time. Mayor Klinzing suggested revisiting this issue in 12 months because Mn/DOT should be done working on an IRC Study for the city, which will give the city a better understanding of what is planned for the intersection. Councilmember Gumphrey stated the parcels should be zoned commercial. Mayor Klinzing stated she would like to preserve some land for the interchange. Mr. Beck stated 4 votes would be needed to rezone the land to commercial and right now the indication is that the votes would not be available. He stated the city could take a reasonable amount of property to meet the needs of a project but for the amount of land needed for this interchange someone would have to compensation the property owners.