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• <br /> <br />plans were made at the city's request because the original design would have negatively <br />impacted the storm drainage pond in Community Park. <br />Consulting planner, John Shardlow, reviewed the reasons why the soccer stadium is <br />being constructed north of Gibbs Farm rather than south of Larpenteur on the recreational <br />soccer fields where it was originally proposed. He said that the proximity to residential <br />neighborhoods, the inadequate access and the lack of pazking were three of the reasons <br />why the original proposed location made no sense. <br />Mayor Gehrz updated the council on the St. Paul Campus planning committee, of which <br />she is a member. She explained that the committee represented several azeas at the <br />university, the county, St. Paul, and District 12. <br />Planner Shazdlow provided some insights into the planning process with collaborative <br />groups based upon his. extensive experience working with these efforts.. He <br />recommended that the city cleazly and specifically articulate what Falcon Heights needs <br />and expects from university planning at the next meeting so the city's interests don't get <br />lost or absorbed into the lazger process. <br />After discussing the recommendation, draft mission statement and possible performance <br />measures that could be incorporated into this, the council asked Mr. Shazdlow and <br />Administrator Hoyt to bring back a draft at the next council meeting. <br />Ms. Gertrude Esteros, 1666 Coffman, asked the Mayor if there was any urgency in <br />completing the St. Paul Campus planning or if it was a committee that suggested a long <br />term approach to planning. Mayor Gehrz responded that she believed the committee was <br />a short term effort. <br />Dr. Bob Anderson, 1666 Coffman, thanked the council for its attentiveness to protecting <br />the quality of the city's neighborhoods and initiating efforts with the university. <br />Planning summer meeting schedule. <br />The council discussed options for the summer meeting schedule. The council <br />rescheduled the regulaz council meeting on July 28 to a July 24 budget workshop from 8 <br />AM to Noon. The August meeting schedule will be further confirmed at a later time. <br />Announcements followed. <br />The meeting was adjourned at 8: 30 P.M. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Susan Hoyt, City Administrator <br />Susan L. Gehrz, Mayor <br />• <br />