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PARR BOARD MINUTES ^ Monday, December 2, 1991 Mr. Vaughan thinks that the city would gain in that they would be able to collect taxes from the additional upper level executive homes that he proposes for the island. He also stated that he considers the island to be worth approximately a half million dollars, and if the city wants to keep it he will probably never sell the property around it. Marty Asleson explained that in talking with Dave Torkildson he discovered that Metropolitan Council lands cannot be traded, they must go through the purchase process. George Lindy asked Mr. Vaughan why he was anxious to relinquish the island when the park dedication proposal first came to the park board. Mr. Vaughan explained that he never really wanted to give up the island, but he felt by doing so, it would expedite the process with the city. Mr. Lindy also questioned how the additional 20 acres would fit into the comprehensive park plan. A discussion of the over all comprehensive park plan followed. There is a meeting planned for next week on December 10 between all the city boards, the Council and Mayor, the city engineers and the Park System Planning Advisory Committee. The purpose of this meeting is to present the comprehensive plan for review. After much discussion, the board mutually agreed to hold off on any decision concerning the "Pheasant Hills Land Trade" until after the comprehensive park plan meeting on December loth. Parks, Recreation and Forestry - Marty Asleson explained that he had discussed the new park dedication formula with Marty Walsh, the Parks Director from the City of Vadnais Heights. Our new commercial/industrial formula was based upon the one from Vadnais Heights. Mr. Walsh reported that the new formula is working well within his city. John Baumann mentioned that he would like to keep the park dedication fee low for future new businesses coming into the city, and wondered how this new formula would affect them. Marty Asleson commented that we will have to "wait and see" as commercial development grows, and perhaps change as we go along. Golf Course Discussion - Marty Asleson reported that he and Bill Nissen had previously discussed the golf course issue. He (Marty) reports that he recently attended a MRPA convention, and talked quite a bit with golf course people and seems to have gotten some direction from them. He hasn't had time to pursue this with Bill Nissen any further. The idea of using a student intern for research is still being considered. George Lindy referred to the mention at the last meeting of 5