01-06-88 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES City Council Jan. 6, 1988 Pelton pointed out that Ely Road r~esidents ar~e bor•der•ed by a par~k on one side and apar•tments on the other•, and now the City is contemplating the pur•chase of additional par•k land to the nor•th of the apar~tments. Pelton was concerned with the property values on Ely Road should the School District decide to sell the Spooner Park area to a developer. Collova pointed out that the City contr•ols the zoning of Spooner• Par~k. Pelton stated that she would pr•efer~ Spooner~ Par•k r~emained a par~k. Pelton o~as also concer•ned about par~king pr•oblems at the par~k and fel t that i f a par~k i s devel oped nor~th of the Montr•eal Cour•ts Apar~tments, there would be a tremendous parking problem on Centerville Road. Fahey pointed out that one of the r•easons the Spooner Park pur•chase has not been actively pursued at this time is the Council's desire to purchase park land in the Centerville Road area. Fahey pointed out that the City has held numer•ous public hear~ings on this issue. The City has also had a financial analysis done which indicates that the City has the capability to pur•chase both the Center~ville Road pr•oper~ty and Spooner• Par•k wi thout the need for• a tax i ncr~ease. Fahey al so pointed out that the Recr~eation Association has donated $200,000 towar•ds the purchase of the Centerville Road park property as well as the money that the City is r~eceiving fr~om the Little Canada Bingo Hall char•ities. Fahey stated that the City wants to pur•chase the Center•ville Road pr•oper~ty befor•e that oppor•tuni ty i s 1 ost, and then the Ci ty wi 11 pur~sue Spooner~ Par~k. Pelton was concerned about the number of people in the City who are not aware of Council meeting times. Fahey r~eplied that notices of ineetings ar•e published in the ~lorth Subur•ban Pr~ess, and when an issue dir~ectly effects pr•oper•ty owner~s, hear~ing notices ar•e sent out. Scalze pointed out that the Park Commission will be holding a meeting in Febr•uar•y on the development of the Thunder~ Bay Par•k ar•ea, and notices will be sent to a gr~eat many people in that ar•ea. Pelton again expressed concern about traffic from a park in the Centerville Road area. Fahey r•eplied that the tr•affic would pr•obably be gr~eater~ fr~om an industr~ial development than the par~k which would only be used for• a limited number of months dur•ing the year•. At this point in the meeting, Council began the r~eview of pr~oposed questions and topics included in the City's par•k sur•vey. Bill Mor•r•is and ~iane Tr•axler• of Decision Resour~ces wer•e pr~esent to r•eview the dr•aft sur•vey with the Council. Page -2-