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CITY OF GEM LADE RESOLUTION NO.2004-17 .07 *September 2004 A Resolution ppposinga petitiotrbeing.cotisidered`by theCity Council ofthe Cit of Vadnais Heights by Bryan. M. Hansen for concurrent detachment of real property currently located in the Cityof(rem Lake And annexation to the City of Vadnais Heights. WHEREAS. Bryan Nl, Hansen is.the (.apparent) fee title owner of 17.64 acres of -real property identified as Ramsey .County Property Identification Number 27.-30-22-34-0007 located in the City of Gem Lake; Ramsey County, Minnesota; and WHEREAS, Bryan M.. Hansen did on 14 July2004 petition the City'of Vadnais Heights to consider.-coitcurrent detachment of said lands fron.the. City of Gem Lake and Annexation to the..City: of Vadnais Heights; and. WNEREAS, resolutions) .have been prepared by tlie. City Attorney of the City of Vadnais Heights for consideration of said concurrent ddachntent. and.annexation based upon what we believe to be incomplete and erroneous facts; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Cityof Gem Lake urges the City Council .of (lie City of Vadnais.Heighis to deny the petition of Bryan-M. Hansen for concurrent detachment and annexation of real property located in theCity of Gem I;ake and identified as Rainsey..County Property. I dent ificaiion Number 27-30-22-34-0.007.based upon, butnot limited to, the followingficts of record with the City of Gem Lake: I ) on:24 May 1974 regarding.a petition forconcurrenudetachmgnt.and annexation to Vadnais..H:eiglitsflled by the Hansen family for this.sante parcel, an -ORDER of.the Municipal Commission the -State of Minnesota executed by Howard. L. Kaibel, Executive Secretary, was. issued and. -is on file with the City -of Gem Lake and states: as follows: "iT IS* ORDERED that the petition for detachment. may'bg; and :hereby is, in all aspects denied."; and 2) in 1.981 and. based upon the.speeirc written request of Mr.: Bryan. M. Hansen on :file. with. the City of Gem Lake, the. Planning Commission and City Council of the City. of Gem Lake amended the. Gem .Lake Zoning Ordinance and the attendant zoning for this property to meet the needs of Mr. Hansen's proposal at the time it was presented and using language and. potential uses that were provided :by Mr. Hansen for said amendments; and 3) in the: twenty-three. (23) years since expending substantial effort on Hansen's behalf to facilitate his development of the property in question, no formal applications for consideration have been received from. Mr. Hansen by -the City of Gem Lake except that two uses contrary to Mr. Hansen'g original request andsuppositions were discussed informally and, whiie both uses were considered too intensive for:the property, the*potentiat `clients were invited to.stibmit applications and proposals, how.ever'no submissions have been received; and 4) the City of Gem Lake. has the ability, to deliver. the necessary services for development of this property which are, referenced by the Municipal Board in the denial. of Hansen's petition in 1974 and are evidenced by several past and durrent.developments in the City of Gem Lake; and S) contraryto Mr. Hansen's .reference. to Mr. Uttley's undated letter regarding the Gem Lake wastewaterplan,.Mr. Donald S: Blulun, Manager Municipal Services Section; Metropolitan Council. Environmental Services advises�in�vriting on 06 August 2004 and again on'30 August 2004 Iltat the City of Gem Lake Wier 1.1 Sewer Plan was approved by the full Metropolitan Council on 0.9 June 2t)i14 as Item: 2004-174 all of which are on File with theCity ofGem.Lakeand. which states: a) INFRASTRUCTURE: Adequate Capacity has been provided to support the forecasted growth; and b) QUALITY Or LIFE: Plan provides for.redevelopment, and intensification of land uses thatWill help contain. sprawl; and c). COMMUN,ICATION/CONSTiTUENCY BUILDING: The plan has. been submitted to the adjoinjtig.commuhities as part of the planning process and wastewater services are being prov ded:consistent.with their plans; and d) ALIGNMENT: The Tier i1 Comprehensive Sewer Plan is consistent with the Regional .Growth Strategy. 6) following attempts by the Gem Lake Planning Commission to.amend the zoning for the. property and based upon. Mr.; nts Hansen's opposition to those amendme,. Mr. Hansen was invited to submit additional information on uses fbrthe property and participatein the development of appropriate revisions tp.the ordinance:which lie has declined to do. F IIRTHER 1tESOLVED, that should the Vadnais Heights CityCoundil followingg revietvofthe aforementioned findings agree W pursue concui•reiitdetachment and annexation Arid inconsideration of the very substantial legal costs that could be involved hithe matter that theCity Council 'of Vadnais Heights require Mr. Bryan M. Hansen.as petitioner to assume full responsi.bi.Iity for all IegaI fees and .fees related to the efforts of both the City of Vadnais Heights and the City of Gem Lake.