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PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL VILLAGE OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA April 24, 1972 The Regular Meeting of the Mounds View Village Council was called to order by Mayor Neisen at 8 :00 P.M. on Monday, April 24, 1972 at the Village Hall, 2401 Highway #10, St. Paul, Minnesota 55112. Present: Mayor Neisen Councilman Hodges Councilman Johnson Councilman Baumgartner Councilman Pickar Also Present: Clerk- Administrator Zylla Attorney Meyers Engineer Boehm MSP (Hodges /Baumgartner) To approve the minutes of April 10, 1972. Residents Requests and Comments from the floor Michael Steele and Joan Godeke of the Human Rights Commission appeared to inform the Council what the Commission has done at their last two meetings. Mr. Steele stated that the Commission is considering requesting a small budget from the Council to conduct various human rights related activities. Robert Glazer commented on the recently published Mounds View brochure, which invited realtors to provide an impetus for commercial and industrial development within the Village. He felt that by the publication of the brochure the goals of the Planning Commission and of the Council were out of balance. Mr. Glazer stated he did not want the building community taking over the Village. Councilman Johnson answered Mr. Glazer by saying that the purpose of the letter was to promote development, and not to see how fast we could have all of our land built on, but rather, to get certain people interested in the community in order to provide necessary services while adding to the tax base. Councilman Johnson stressed that if we cannot get people to come into the community to develop various commercial and industrial areas we cannot very well prohibit development since there is nothing for the Planning Commission and Council to consider until a request is made. Mr. Glazer stated that he was aware that the Land Use Plan was out - dated, but that he felt the instructions to the Planning Commission to update the plan meant that before any development was sought an updated plan would be prepared and presented to the Council. Councilman Johnson stated that the purpose of the letter was to acquaint people with Mounds View, where it is and what it has to offer and to get them to come in to talk with us. Mr. Glazer also questioned the Council on what the intent of the 621 Growth Committee was and their relationship with Northern States Power. Mayor Neisen explained that the Committee was formed to try to improve the 621 tax base, and that the power company was involved in funding the published study through their Public Service Department. Mr. Glazer commenting on the Open Space lecture by Ken Simons, Landscape Architect, went on record opposing a linear park system. He stated that open space was the first area that the Highway Department looks for in acquiring a right -of -way. In addition he was against turning green areas into storm sewer conduits.