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MINUTES <br />City Council <br />May 11, 1988 <br />Centerville Blesener• did not feel the City should use the buffer• on the industr•ial <br />Road Area property as buffer to the park development. <br />(Cont.) <br />Collova asked how Sander~s ar•rived at the par•king pr~oposed on the <br />various alternatives. <br />Sanders r•epor•ted that he used par•king standar•ds as well as his own <br />experience but felt the par~king shown was minimal. However, ther•e <br />is r•oom for• expansion in all the alternatives. <br />Collova pointed out that the 33.88 acr~es would make additional par•king <br />mor~e feasible. <br />Sander•s agr•eed. Sander•s stated that with the 29.9 acr~es and development <br />of 4 ballfields, development of the site would be fr•om one edge of the <br />pr•oper•ty to another•. <br />Scalze asked if Sander•s pr•ovided additional r•oad r•ight-of-way for• <br />OeSoto. <br />Sander•s stated that he only took into consider•ation the 33 feet alr•eady <br />dedicated and it was pointed out that an additional 17 feet would be <br />needed which would pr~obably come fr•om this site. <br />Jerr~y Rutler, AIC Corporation, owner of a portion of the site being <br />consider•ed this evening, stated that if AIC Corpor•ation develops the <br />industr~ial pr~oper•ty that would fall immediately nor•th of the par~k, it <br />may be possible to pr•ovide par~k access fr•om the north and also to <br />wor~k out an agr~eement for~ shared par•king for• the par~k with the <br />industr~ial development to the nor•th. <br />Collova pointed out that if the City purchases 33.88 acr~es ther•e would <br />be 335 feet left nor•th to Allen. Collova asked if this was enough <br />depth in order to develop the property. <br />Sander~s felt ther•e would be adequate depth for~ an industr•ial development. <br />Butler~ agr•eed, but pointed out that if the City purchased less land, <br />the industr•ial pr~oper~ty to the north could be developed with lar•ger• <br />buildings. <br />Fahey r•epor~ted that the Little Canada Recr•eation Association has <br />r•ecommended that the City purchase 33.88 acr•es of land in or~der~ to <br />pr~ovide for• a better• lay-out of the land and future expansion r•oom. <br />Scalze again outlined the recommendation of the Par~k Commission and <br />pointed out that dr~ainage of the site is crucial and additional land <br />woul d pr•ovi de mor~e r~oom to resol ve dr~ai nage probl ems. <br />Fahey r~eviewed the City's finances as well as pending expenditur~es <br />for~ par~k land acquisitions. Fahey noted that the City will only <br />have appr~oximately $200,000 on hand for~ the AIC Cor~por~ation pr~oper•ty. <br />Page -5- <br />