3.1 City Council Meeting Minutes

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City Council Minutes August 7, 2023 Page 3 of 8 recommended hiring someone to do the tree study. She discussed potential plans ideas for the use of the money. She said the grant needs to be submitted by the end of September and she asked the Council to approve Widseth to do the grant applications. MAYOR GARDNER MOVED TO APPROVE WIDSETH TO DO THE GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE PARK BOARD FOR THE RELEAF COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND SHADE TREE BONDING GRANT PROGRAMS AND TAKE THE APPLICATION COST OUT OF THE PARK CARRYOVER FUND. COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6. Planning and Zoning 6.1. Planning Commission Report Planning and Zoning Commission report was presented to the Council. 6.2. Rezone Request—Kyle Narveson Justin Burslie presented the Planning Commission findings. Planning Commission Findings: The planning commission provides the following Findings of Fact for consideration by the City Council: 1. The applicant is proposing to rezone a ten-acre tract from "Forest Management" to "Transition Residential". 2. The subject property is located in Section 14 and is adjacent(south) to County Road 11. PIN 29140605. 3. The subject property meets the minimum size and dimensional requirements of the "Transitional Residential"Zone. 4. The subject property is not located within the Shoreland Area and no Shoreland soil types have been identified. 5. The vegetative cover of the subject property consists of trees and grasses. 6. The subject property is not adjacent to a public water body. "In-water physical characteristics"and recreational use of surface water do not apply. 7. The subject property is adjacent to and accessed via County Road 11. 8. The proposed rezoning does not increase the socio-economic development needs of the public. 9. The public sewer and water utilities are not available in the vicinity of the subject property. There are no plans to extend the public utilities to the area of the subject property. 10.The subject property does not contain any known significant historical or ecological value. 11.The subject property is adjacent to property zoned Rural Residential to the north, Agricultural to the west and Forest Management to the east and south. The proposed reclassification is not considered "spot zoning." 12. The proposed rezoning is in conformance with the City of Pequot Lakes Comprehensive Plan which identifies the subject property as"Urban/Rural Transition." • Urban/Rural Transition: These areas are not currently served by municipal utilities, but are within the potential expansion area. Development density in these areas