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Page 5 Park Board September 6, 1979 Centerville nearby. Don Volk felt that as this was undeveloped, it should not be considered, and when it was developed, the Park Board had the option of selling the lot. Also, Lino Lakes should not plan on benefiting from what Centerville may or may not plan to do, and with 35 home sites , a tot lot was needed. Mrs. Liljedahl noted that in Apple Valley, there was a policy that a certain number of tot lots were required to be put in by the builder per so many homes. Don Volk also pointed out that in Chicago, they were going through the process of buying corner home sites to put in tot lots, and there was a policy of so many tot lots per a certain number of blocks. Mr. Scherer felt that the Board had too many small lots for parks, considering that the minimum lot size was 1 acre. Mrs. Liljedahl felt, however, that the Park Board should provide certain services, one of which was organized tot lots for children. Mr. Scherer felt maintenance for these was expensive, and wouldn't leave enough funds for development. Don Volk indicated that the idea for tot lots was to put in zero- maintenance equipment so only the mowing was necessary. He also pointed out that when sewer and water become available, the 1-acre lots would be split, and the play areas for children would have to be provided for. Mr. Scherer again suggested that land be taken by the Park Board rather than cash, and held as an investment to be sold later. Mr. Crouse was in favor of taking land rather than cash because of the low valuation which reflected land values of several years ago, and not its present worth. Mr. Scherer asked if the land could be handled in this way; Mr. Crouse recalled that Mr. Zelinka had indicated it could be done, but Mrs. Liljedahl felt that there were res- trictions on this type of thing, and thought it should be looked into further. Mr. Shaughnessy raised the question of whether taxes needed to be paid on the profits if and when the land was sold. Don Volk felt that the land could not be taken with the intent of reselling it, but it could be taken with the intent of providing some kind of park facility. In reference to the LAWCON grant, the matter would beinvestigated and if by the next meeting there was no further information or possibility of something being done this year on the grant, then a decision on the building would be made at that time. Mr.. Crouse suggested that there were possibly other areas thatcould be looked into such as rebates or tax allowances. This had been discussed before the LAWCON grant was applied for, but had never been pursued, such as the solar heating or other features that would be cost and energy efficient. Also important was the construction, and the possibility of adding these features at a later time, and also having the building expandable. He felt these things should be addressed. Don Volk will be looking into some of these other areas, and Mr. Crouse will check into any other money available or rebates and so forth for solar heating, energy efficient construction, and so on. Mr. Scherer moved to adjourn at 9:25 p.m. Mr Shaughnessy seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion declared passed.