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Mounds View City Council August 13, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 11 <br />i <br />David Jahnke said that it would be unfair for the Church not to pay a park dedication fee when <br />the City requires the fee of all other subdividers of land. <br />Mr. Heltzer asked if the City determines that the Church can sell the house to get money. <br />Council Member Mueller asked when the Church bought the property. <br />A Church representative said that it was purchased approximately two years ago. <br />Council Member Mueller asked whether taxes have been paid on it over that time. <br />Council Member Mueller said that if the Church owns the property, and changes the registration <br />with the County, the property is tax exempt. So subdividing this property will move the parcel <br />with the home back onto the tax roll for future years. <br />Council Member Mueller suggested a letter on file on the easement situation. <br />Mayor Marty said he would like the City Attorney to review that suggestion to determine the <br />weight or enforceability of such a letter. <br />• Mr. Sargent said that they agree to work with the homeowner to make sure that the utility <br />situation gets taken care of. <br />Mayor Marty said that k~e is considering postponing this to the next meeting to allow time to look <br />into expanding the easement area to include the utilities, and to talk with the City Attorney on a <br />letter on the utilities, and how much weight that would have. <br />Mr. Heltzer said that he has been told by the Church, that their senior living project is going <br />through no matter what he thinks about it. <br />Mayor Marty asked Mr. Heltzer and the Church to consider discussing this in an attempt to work <br />something out. <br />Council Member Stigney commented that, if the Church needs to do this for money purposes, it <br />would seem to him that the entire lot would be worth more. <br />Council Member Stigney said that it will be difficult to get Council and residents to agree to <br />rezone that lot to anything other than an Rl designation. <br />Council Member Stigney said that he would like the Church to work with Mr. Heltzer in an <br />attempt to negotiate on the utilities. <br />• <br />