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Minutes of Regular Council Meeting Village of Arden Hills Monday, May 14, 1984 - 7:30 p.m. Village Hall . Call to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Woodburn called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Roll Call Present - Mayor Robert Woodburn, Council members Dale Hicks, Kathleen Rauenhorst, Michael Christiansen, Thomas Mulcahy Absent - None Also Present - Engineer Donald Christoffersen, Treasurer Donald Lamb, Planner Orlyn Miller, Clerk Administrator Charlotte McNiesh, Deputy Clerk Dorothy Zehm Approval of Minutes Hicks moved, seconded by Rauenhorst, that the Minutes of the April 23, 1984 Council Minutes and Extract of Minutes of City Council, April 23, 1984 be approved as amended. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) Business from the Floor ~one REPORT OF VILLAGE PLANNER ORLYN MILLER Case No. 81-27, Lot Split - George Bona, 4463 Highway 10 Miller reviewed the proposed split of the odd-shaped lot requested by Mr. Bona in 1981; reported that the split was not approved because the lots were substandard in depth and one lot was not considered buildable; noted that the applicant was encouraged to negotiate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire additional land needed to provide ~dequate lot depth. Miller explained that tonight's application is the first step in a proposed land exchange to accomplish the needed lot depth. Miller explained that the request tonight is to split a 700't x 20't strip from the Joseph Bussard property which will later be exchanged for the parcel the applicant wishes to acquire from U.S.F.W.S. Miller noted that the Planning Commission recommends approval, with the understanding that an illegal lot is created until the exchange is accomplished and the parcel from U.S.F.W.S. is consolidated with the Bona parcel, which is anticipated to take place within 120 days. Attorney Jack Bell, representing the Bonas, explained that the Bonas must have the land in their ownership before the trade can be made. Bell presented the Warranty Deed, signed by Joseph Bussard, deeding the strip of land to George and Phyllis Bona. Bell explained that the applicants are requesting approval of the deed. . Cheryl Grudnoske asked how many feet Bonas need for one additional lot; explained that it was the understanding of the Round Lake neighbors that Bonas wanted one additional lot, but since our meeting they are talking about two additional lots. Grudnoske explained that a petition was circulated in the neighborhood to approve the additional lot; noted that confusion arose with the possible potential of two additional lots. Grudnoske read a copy of a letter to George Bona, she received today from Edward S. Crozier, Refuge Manager, (4-18-83) re petition signed by neighbor, that they do not object to the split of the Bona property into 3 lots (Bona home lot and two buildable lots) and requesting that the boundary of the proposed exchange be modified to increase the square footage to at least 42,000 S.F. Letter also stated that the original proposal was to create two lots; noted that adjacent neighbor Cheryl Grudnoske did not sign the petition and believes the property should be developed into two lots; noted that U.S.F.W.S. is willing to consider a change to