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Page 4 Park Board September 6, 1979 i'I, for funding because of the lack of sewer and water, and the upstairs would not have been considered because it was general use. Don Volk suggested that the Park Board find out which areas in the Metro area were categorized the same as Lino Lakes , and send those communities letters asking if they have applied for or received a LAWCON grant and if so, what was the grant awarded for; rather than working through Metro, the Park Board should work through the municipalities and also find out if they had received any grants in the past. Mrs. Liljedahl noted that there were ten areas classified general rural on the list. . It was also mentioned that these communities might not be willing to cooperate. Don Volk indicated that Anoka County was planning on spending large amounts of money on the county park in Lino Lakes , and asked if they had applied for LAWCON to cover this, as it was an active recreational use, and Anoka was considered general rural . There was some question as to whether this classifica- tion was for Anoka City or Anoka County. Mr. Crouse suggested that the criteria situation be looked into immediately in terms of handling it before all the funding was allocated, as this would create a different kind of problem. Mrs. Liljedahl felt that Mr. Locher should be asked to look into the legalities, and the fees would have to be put up to Council ; The Park Board would need the approval of the Council to pursue the matter in any case, as it concerned the City as a whole. Mr. Shaughnessy moved that the Council be furnished with whatever they needed in order to process the matter further, and that it be made a priority matter. Don Volk suggested this be amended to request that the Park Board be given the authority to do whatever necessary to investigate the matter. Mrs. Liljedahl felt the legal aspect should also be handled by Mr. Locher. Mr. Crouse felt that initially a letter requesting clarification of the criteria and its application should be sent, either by Mr. Locher or the Council . Mr. Scherer felt the grant should not be counted on, and that the Park Board should go ahead with the building. Mr. Crouse suggested that 30 days be taken to investigate the LAWCON matter, and if Metro' s position remained unchanged, the Board should make a decision on the building. Mrs. Liljedahl felt the issue with Metro did not only con- cern the building for Lino Park, but any future grants as well , and the criteria should be looked into and changed if possible. If action wasn't taken at this point, the City would not be in a position to pursue it later on. Mr. Shaughnessy repeated his motion to have the Council look into the matter. The motion was seconded by Mr. Johnson. All were in favor. Motion declared passed. Mrs. Liljedahl noted that any of the Park Board members could be contacted concerning this, and felt it should be handled as soon as possible. Mr. Shaughnessy had received a call in reference to the shed on the park property where the house had been comdemned, as to whether it could be removed to the new residence; he had referred them to Mr. Zelinka. Don Volk noted that the shed was well-built and in good condition, and had been used for storage. Mr. Shaughnessy asked if moving the shed would require a permit. Mrs. Liljedahl had also received a call about one of the parks being locked up; Don Volk indicated that they had probably been referring to the driveway gate, which was always locked as it was for City us.e only. Mr. Shaughnessy raised a question as to the piece of park land indicated on the map for East Birch. Addition, and asked what the reasons had been for choosing that parti- cular piece, as. it was located near the Centerville boundary, which was commercial property. He had thought a different piece had been chosen. The July 2 minutes were consulted on this and Don Volk indicated it had been discussed as a playground/tot lot type of thing for children. Mr. Shaughnessy noted that there was a 5-acre park in