by Dave DeMars
news@thenewsleaders.com
The Sauk Rapids City Council took final action on agenda items related to the expansion of Manea’s Meats, also known as El Rosario in business dealings, at its July 11 meeting.
In three separate actions and with little discussion, the council gave final approval of the planned-unit development agreement, the conveyance of the Downtown Impact Mitigation property to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority for the El Rosario expansion project and conveyed a 4-foot strip of alley bordering Manea’s to El Rosario to facilitate the expansion. El Rosario is the name of the company that does business under the name of Manea’s Meats.
The DIM property conveyance to HRA will allow for the formation of a different L-shaped alley with an ingress and egress on Third Avenue and on First Street (see accompanying map). In its action, the council also allowed for further expansion of Manea’s Meats in the future should that need arise.
The consent agenda dealing with election judge schedules, police training, a software application system, plumbing and mechanical contractor licenses, and a feasibility study for Second Avenue South were approved without discussion.
A budget workshop was scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, July 25.
