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Councilman Baumgartner's Report Councilman Baumgartner acknowledged receipt of a Letter from the Office of Local Affairs which informed the Council that their grant application for park funds through LAWCON would not be funded because of its low priority and lack of funds. Councilman Pickar's Report Councilman Picker announced that the Lakeside Park skating area would be open this Saturday. Attorney Meyers' Report -3- Attorney Meyers reported that in the Sac Case the court had ordered all coumunities to pay their escrowed connection charges. Mounds View has been paying and is an involuntary defendent of the suit. Attorney Meyers stated that he has spoken with Mr. Engelsma regarding the Minar property park land appraisal and he is to meet with him in mid January. The Programmed Land appraisal has been signed and wi'1 be ready shortly. Attorney Meyers presented a memorandum regarding Lots 8 and 9, Spring Lake Park Knolls Addition. He stated that the Council may rezone the subject property by either initiating the rezoning and referring the matter to the Planning Commission for their recommendation or the Planning Commission may initiate the rezoning and report its findings to the Council. He noted that denial of a building permit on the property would be reasonable if a comprehensive plan is authorized and underway provided its conditions are defined clearly. He advised that factually supported data would be imperative to support the rezoning. Attorney Meyers stated that the question of damages to the owner of the property should not be considered by the Council in considering whether or not to rezone. MSP Neisen- Baumgartner) To authorize the Administrator to send Attorney Meyers' memorandum to each Planning Commission member together with a letter asking whether they want the Council to initiate a rezoning and refer the matter to the Planning Commission for their recommendation or whether the Planning Commission should initiate the rezoning and refer its report to the Council. 4 Ayes Howard Thorsen, apparent owner of the property was in attendance. On December 17th, he applied for a building permit to construct four 50 X 80 foot buildings on Lot 8 and the east half of Lot 9, Spring Lake Park Knolls Addition. The plans contained no structural or mechanical drawings. The Council was aware that Mr. Thorsen's representative appeared at the November 28th Planning Commission meeting and that the Planning Commission had reviewed his site plan and had found it unacceptable. In addition, the Planning Commission reported that they felt the zoning was spot zoning. Mayor Neisen stated that since the Planning Commission has not yet approved the plan, the Council could take no action affecting a building permit even if thre was not a zoning question involved.