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i~Ii~NTF.S REGULAR CTTY COUNCIL MEETING MARCx 9, 1983 PAGE 11 Councilmember Larson infcrmed Council thatr'ire Department Iyiember Joe Bianchi had read the pcrtion of the codification regarding the Fire Department and made note of necessary changes. Clerk Administrator Barnes presented bids cn items requested by the Fire Department and the matter was deferred until the I~iarch 23, 1983 meeting in order that a list may be typed show,~ng priorities and cost comparisons. Ccuncil requested that the Fire Department have a member present at the larch 23rd meeting for input. Councilmember Chestovich inquired as to ~:hether ar not Council would object to dropping the Church Youth Group from the list of groups delivering the City Newsletter due to the fact that the Church seems to find it difficult to find enough help to handle delivery. Council did not object. Council then discussed the pcssibility of publishing the Newsletter more frequently, but decided in view of the cost and time involved it would not be practical. T~Iayor tidarkentien commented on the possible development of the entire block bounded by Crawford on the north, Snelling on the west, Arona cn the east and Larpenteur on the south. He stressed the fact that there would be hard decisions to make if such development is pursued and that decisions would have to be made objectively for the good of all of Falcon heights. If the matter is pursued, the follokri ng items need to be addressed: (l) an agreement with the owner of the Flower City property which is currently for sale, and (2) obtair. a general feeling of tie residents and businesses in the area. Attorney Van de North stated he had talked to Mr. Stillman, okmer of the Flower City property, and there are persons interested in purchasing the property. If any agreement is made delaying the sale of the property, it would be necessary to negotiate a monetary con- sideration. Clerk Administrator Barnes reviewed his efforts to date, such as con- tacting area colleges and businesses to determine the need for a hotel/motel in the area, and contacting developers and motel chains who might be interested. Council discussed concern for the adjacent property owners and the fact that these persons should be made aware of the situation. For that reason, Council scheduled an informational meeting to be held Nia,rch 22, 1983 at 7:00 P.M. and directed the staff to send notices of the meeting to all businesses in the area, and to all residents within 500 feet of the proposed development area. Council approved the proposed letter to several governmental units to determine if there is interest in installing an Opticom system at the time Snelling Avenue is reconstructed. FIRE DEPT. GUNCERNS NEWSLETTEP~ DISCUSSION FLO~1EFt CITY DEVELOPMENT OPTICOM LETTER APPROVED Councilmember Ciernia moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, RESOLUTION that i3.esolution 83-7 be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. 83-7