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MINUTES <br />City Council <br />Nov. 26, 1985 <br />P4inutes The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr. Collova. <br />(Cont.) Ayes (5) Nardini, Collova, Scalze, Blesener, Fahey. <br />Nayes (0). <br />Resolution declared adopted. <br />This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 12, Pages 577 and 578. <br />Ballfield Mr. Fahey opened the public hearing on the City's proposal for the <br />Property purchase of the Johnson and Mosted properties for future development <br />of ballfields in the City. Fahey explained that the Johnson property <br />Agenda consists of approximately 8.65 acres and the Mosted property was 6.55 <br />Item No. 4 acres. Also, the property is currently zoned residential. <br />Mr. Bill Sanders, Park Commission member, explained the proposed layout <br />of ballfields on the property and the location of the site itself. <br />Sanders also informed the audience that the Park Commission is currently <br />developing the property to the south of the ballfield site as Gervais <br />Mill Park. This park will be connected to Spooner Park with a trail <br />system. <br />The Park Commission is considering that the ballfield site will be <br />connected to Gervais Mill Park and Spooner Park with a trail system <br />as well. There are three ballfields proposed for the site. <br />Mr. Fahey reported that the City is agreeable to screening effected <br />properties from the ballfields. <br />Mr. Sanders explained that the site is currently quite low and would <br />be kept low so that the natural topography would act as a buffer. As <br />many existing trees would be maintained as possible and the City would <br />also add landscaping for additional screening. <br />Mr. Fahey reported that the City's Recreational Director and the <br />Recreation Association feel that the City will shortly reach its <br />saturation point as far as ballfields are concerned. Therefore, it <br />is in the long-term interest of the City to make provision for ballfields <br />before there are no large tracts of land available to do so. <br />Fahey reported that the City previously looked at property in the <br />industrial district of the City, but the cost factor for this land <br />versus residential land was too high. <br />Mr. Sanders explained that he is a landscape architect with his own <br />firm and also serves on the City's Park Commission and is a resident <br />of Little Canada. <br />Fahey reported that the City is currently actively negotiating for the <br />Mosted and Johnson properties. The City feels that it has the resources <br />available to purchase the property if that is the Council's decision. <br />Page -2- <br />