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I' - I Park Dedication . . Prcviously provided to the City Council in its packct. Minnesota Commercial Railroad . Thc Staff mct with reprcscntativcs (Ray Duran, Chief Maintenance of Way Officcr and Waync Hall, Dircctor ofOpcrations) of the Minnesota Commercial Railroad on Tucsday, October 14, 1997 on the site ofthc transload operation in thc GBD. The Staff went over the survcy I information with the reprcsentativcs of the Minnesota Commcrcial Railroad \vhich showed the cncroachmcnt ofthc transload opcration onto privatc property. Thc Staff discusscd its dcsirc to relocate this operation to a placc which would be entirely within thc railroads right-of-way. The I rcprcscntatives ofthc Minnesota Commercial Railroad agreed and statcd that thcy will direct their tenant to relocated the operation to the south side of the railroad tracks and to restore the propcrty on the north sidc of the tracks to there previous condition. The Staff then discussed I with thcse reprcscntatives the City's desire to obtain a slope easemcnt on thc north side of the tracks for the relocated 14th Street (Gateway Boulevard). The rcpresentatives of Minnesota . Commercial Railroad stated that they would not opposc such an casement and the granting of such an easement would be up to the owner of the property (MT Properties). Thc Staff has had previous discussions with MT Properties (Gordon Forbcs) regarding the slopc eascmcnt and he I was in favor of it as long as thc tenant found it acceptable. Lastly, the Staff discussed the potential of open-cutting thc railroad tracks, rather than boring underneath the railroad tracks, as open-cutting is considcrably less expensive. The reprcsentatives of Minnesota Commercial Ie Railroad indicated that opcn-cutting would bc acceptable, but they would nccd to revicw the timing and rcconstruction plans with the City Engineer. I Tax Increment Financing Thc City Council will bc rcceiving a scparate bench handout on this itcm. . Condition 27. Provision of a 12 inch watermain on Phase II. unless it can bc shown to the satisfaction of Staff that an 8 inch water Iinc will meet the requirements of the Phase II buildiol!, I The Staff was informed by the applicant's consultant today that their fire consultant calculates that a ten (10) inch watermain is required. The Staff has not yet seen the information which . would support this conclusion. Condition 28, Provision of a modified landscape plan enhancing the area to the I north of Phases III and IV to effectively screen this area from Round Lake, Thc applicant's consultant providcd to Staff today revised drawings for enhancing the . landscaping at the north sidc of Phases III and IV. The Landscapc Plan (Sheets L1.3 and L1.4) show an additional 36 evergreen planted along thc north edgc of Phases III and IV. Thc Staff is supportive of the changes, exccpt that the placcment of the easterly two groupings on Phase III I and thc westcrly grouping on Phasc IV should be relocated north towards thc conscrvation cascment. Thc rationale for this relocation is that this part of the site is the high point and to .- maximizc thc scrccning potential thc vcgctation should be as close to thc top of that high point so as to effectively scrcen from Round Lake. I - -----