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City Council Regular Meeting - 10/1 0/05 Minutes - Page 7 Domain, easement or right-of-way agreement consideration and use of trails for public use; potential removal of the pathway; and exploration of another lease agreement. Mayor Klausing recommended that he and staff meet with representatives of the Cemetery Association to find resolution or to discuss other alternatives; Councilmembers concurred. Councilmember Maschka, with Council consensus, directed City Attorney Anderson to research the lease agreement; potential use of Eminent Domain in this instance; and return to the City Council with viable options and recommendations. Councilmember Schroeder, with Council consensus, directed staff to return to the City Council with additional information regarding the possible amount needed to reimburse the federal government, should the trail be deemed of less value with elimination of a through link. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of pursuing and negotiating a continued lease of land, above and beyond the trail, given the role of the acreage in the City's park system. Further discussion included original negotiations and agreement to curb potential expansion of the cemetery into the naturally wooded area. Mayor Klausing directed staff to set up a meeting with Mr. Reid, President of the Roselawn Cemetery Association; on behalf of the Council; for the specific purpose of bring back to the Council additional information and more specifics regarding costs of reimbursing the federal government for a portion of the trail system and potential disruption of the entire system; determine any interest in increased dollars of the Association for continued leasing rights; and a discussion of the overall parcel and proposed future uses. City Attorney Anderson noted that the current lease agreement provided for the tenant (i.e., City) to remove any improvements; and the potential for the Association to allow the improvements to remain in place.