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City Council Minutes May 3, 2005 Page 2 -------------------------- 4. Open Forum Kurt Asche was present and requested the City to enforce the no trespassing signs placed on his property when Minnesota Power and Light people are on his property. He also requested the City to clear up the matter of an electrical transformer being placed on his property without an easement. The Mayor indicated that the City's attorney has advised the City that this is a civil matter for which the City is not responsible. 5.1. Reconsider Wilderness Point Conditional Use Permit and Preliminary Plat Council Member Nagel read the following statement regarding this matter. "Upon reflection and following a meeting on April 13 with Ann Beaver, president of the Cullen Lakes Association, Jeff Miller, acting as representative for Wilderness Point Resort, Dawn Bittner, Pequot Lakes Zoning Administrator, and Tommy Woog, chairman of the Pequot Lakes Planning and Zoning Commission, I hereby move to reconsider the Wilderness Point Resort conditional use permit request for a planned unit development." "In place of my vote for denial I would vote to approve said request, pending acceptance of an additional condition, the condition being that the placement, design, and construction of the proposed docks and boat slips meet with the approval of the Minnesota DNR, and thus minimize any adverse environmental impacts on Middle Cullen Lake." "It is my belief that the other conditions already agreed upon by the resort and the planning commission will significantly improve the aesthetic and environmental quality of the resort and prove to be a net gain for the citizens already residing on Middle Cullen Lake, and hence for the entire City of Pequot Lakes. " COUNCIL MEMBER NAGEL MOVED TO RECONSIDER THE MOTIONS TO DENY THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR WILDERNESS RESORT VILLAS. COUNCIL MEMBER BOLZ-ANDOLSHEK SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 7- 0. COUNCIL MEMBER GREER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS REQUESTED BY WILDERNESS RESORT VILLAS, LLC. BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF FACT DETERMINED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CONTINGENT