07-07-81 CCM - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL, JULY 7, '1981 12- the City Office because he feels the park should remain an active area for younger children and because there have been many improvments in the park in the past few years. He opposes the move, too:.;, because it would cost a lot of money to move the ballfields; and, though the Park Commission had talked about creating a ballfield complex in West Sunfish Park, they had no definite plans for the improvements at this time. The park shelter would not serve the purposes it was designed for. Novak said this area had been historically a park; and that the proposal would not really expand park facilities. She said children use the park extensively in fall and winter; and, she wanted to preserve the park for this use. She also said she does not want to sell the present office because she has seen too many fire halls hemmed in when City's have sold off property they did not think they would need. Fraser said she could not go along with this alternative even though she would like to see a resolution of the issue. She said moving the ,facilities would cost too much and residents want the park where it is with the facilities it has in it. Morgan said the Park Commissioners he had talked with were very negative on the idea. Eder suggested the " Council consider a citizens committee to deal with al- ternatives. The Council said they had probably con- sidered most alternatives already; and that the Council must resolve this themselves. Mottaz withdrew the motion and Eder withdrew the second. Morgan suggested the Council reconsider remodeling the City Office, spend whatever it takes to provide adequate facilities for the employees, and consider tearing off the old garage if that is necessary to make an attractive, functional office. Fraser said the Council would have another alternative if they would consider using it's power of eminent domain to acquire the old Town Hall site. She said everyone had agreed that this site was the.best location for the office. It would cost a little more; but, some other proposals have been expensive. It is continuous to the present site; and, would have ---room to expand on that site. The Council agreed that they needed a work session to find a solution to the office problems; and scheduled a special City Council meeting for July 14, 1981, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. They suggested the Administrator try to summarize the pros and cons of each site in graph form for that meeting. COIN BOXES, TENNIS COURT LIGHTS: Whittaker advised the Council that replacing coin boxes on the Pebble Park Tennis Courts