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SPECIAL (EMERGENCY) MEETING OF THE LAKE B-MD CITY COUNCIL DATE: 2/27/92 SUMMARY OF MEETING: ACCORDING TO MN. STAT. 471.705 (SUBD. 1C(C))-MINUTES OF MEETINGS, EMERGENCY MEETINGS. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: MAYOR DAVID JOHNSON, COUNCILMEN JESS MOTTAZ AND TODD WILLIAMS. PURPOSE: THE MEETING WAS CALLED BY THE LOCAL (CIMMARON) CHAPTER OF A.P.A.C. (ALL PARKS ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE) TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS ON RESIDENTS OF THE CIMMARON NEIGHBORHOOD FROM A RECENT NOTIFICATION OF "INTENT TO SELL" PROVIDED BY THE OWNER OF THE PARK, N.H.D. OTHERS PRESENT: TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY H.R.A. (HOUSING AND REDEVELOPEMENT AUTHORITY), TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE , AND 117 CONCERNED RESIDENTS SAID TO REPRESENT ABOUT OFFICES OF A.P.A.C. 70 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CIMMARON NEIGHBORHOOD. RESULTS: 1. THE MEETING FOCUS WAS ON CITIZEN ACTIONS THAT COULD BE TAKEN TO PURCHASE THE PARK AND GAIN CONTROL OF PARK MANAGEMENT. 2. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE WRONG WITH THE PARK AND CONTINUED ANXIETY OVER WATER QUALITY RELATING TO INCIDENTS THAT STARTED ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, 1991. 3. STATE A.P.A.C. REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED "COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS" AS A VIABLE MEANS OF PURCHASE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS THAT REQUIRE ONLY MINIMAL MUNICIPAL INTERVENTION BY THE CITY (BONDING AUTHORITY). 4. WASHINGTON COUNTY H.R.A. REPRESENTATIVES DESCRIBED THE METHOD OF PURCHASE USED FOR "LANDFALL" (A MOBIL HOME PARK THAT LARGELY CONSTITUTES THE CITY OF LANDFALL) AND IT'S IMPLICATIONS AND POTENTIAL FOR CIMMARON RESIDENTS. BASICALLY, THE LANDFALL PURCHASE IS A 15 YEAR BOND TO BE PAID OFF BY RESIDENT RENTS AT WHICH TIME THE PARK WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO CITIZEN OWNERSHIP (AS REPRESENTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL OF HOME OWNERS). THEY POINTED OUT THAT THEIR AUTHORITY COULD ONLY BE EXERCISED UPON A PURPOSEFULL REQUEST FROM THE CITY (NOT THE RESIDENTS OF CIMMARON). 5. THE MEETING ENDED WITH THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AGREEMENTS: S WOULD ORGA�IZE TO: A. RESIDENT 1. DEVELOPE A POSITION PAPER ON RESIDENT OWNERSHIP VERSUS �PUBLlC OWNERSHIP VERSUS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP. 2. POLL ALL CIMMARON RESIDENTS TO DETERMIN THE LEVEL OF ^� -- ,.INTEREST IN PURCHASING THE PARK IN RELATION TO THE OPTIONS (IN #1 ) . FORM SUB -GROUPS OF RESIDENTS TO DETERMIN VIABLE MEANS OF PURCHASE AND THE RELATIVE MERITS OF EACH. ,x 4. DETERMIN IF CITY INVOLVEMENT IS REQUIRED AND COME TO THE / CITY COUNCIL WITH PROPOSALS IF SUCH BE REQUIRED. l . B. THE CITY WOULD TAKE NO ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE PURCHASE OPTION UNTIL CIMMARON RESIDENTS PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS AND MAKE THEIR REQUESTS. ` THE MEETING ENDED ATABOUT 10:30P.M. RECORDER: DAVIDD. JOHNSON, MAYOR OF' EUMO