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_�_ MSV (Haake/Silvis) that the Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission recommends that the Mounds View City Council ask coimnent and review from the Mounds View Planning Commission �.. and to direct the City staff to begin negotiations with Kraus- � Anderson to exchange or swap the City's 16.9 acres of park l.��d in the southwest corner of the Minar/Kraus-Anderson/Engelsma pr�,perty for 16.9 acres located in approximately the northwest corner of said property in addition to two more park land acquisitions to be immediately adjacent to the northwest corner as follows: (1) 10% land dedication through the Park and �iecreation Fund at the time of subdivision. � (2) Purchase as many acres as possible with the §736,800 LAWCON Grant. If said acquisition cannot be consumated, tNen we recomnend the first and second edition as stated above be applied to the southwest corner as originally planned. We also recomnend that whichever site is chosen, that the City acquire trail corridor,easements through the entire Minar/, Kraus-Anderson/Engelsma property for access to Silver View Park from County �ROad H-2, County Road I, Silver Lake Road and Long La�ce Road, plus an 8-foot easement be provided by Kra�s- Anderson around the proposed Oak Lake. We also support the Kraus-Anderson proposal for low to medium density housing as the maje:-� development concept for tha property in question. Cc.�.-��iscioner Haake then made a second motion as follows: FiSP � a„ke'��eflen) that the Parks and Recreation Comn�.sion rzc_e��and 7.at the P7ar�nSng Commission support and endbrse pr-•�:�:,us ac.i:��n taken by the Parks Commission by making their m:��.,ution ir�.ludin; the following two points: (t; r::iter�ting Parks and Recreation recommendations to - ti�., Mounds View City Council. (2) P-�"(ne and delineate the recomnended ptanning polic_� For � t: .•=re east side of Silver Lake Road from Count; Road I Y��'. .�'aid H-2 and for the southwest corner of the h,:.. -. ._ :�,,,;irrsoNEngelsma property as the park is to be - r�-`'�c.,cea , t;:e.rorthwestcorner. The motiun pas�ed. � 0 Nays 8 qyes ^:;rk Fencing P:irk Director Anderson reviewed the staff report as presented +�;(icy te Yhe Parks and Recreation Commission concerning the City'S pn:icy i�� re9ar<,; to fencing wet or potential water hazards. 1�� fenciny i-.�.�e was raiseA by Council directive bec:,use of n�•,:dents con,. ,�.;; for:health and safety prob7ems alor;a Silver � L�' RoaA abutci;i� Woodcrest Park. Staff reviewed the Woodcrest P.�rr. sit•r and recur,�nended that fencing not be installed Decause <f the cust and practicality of such a fence: Staff in turn recor�nended r,hat some form of a planting barrier be SnstaSled to fetract any toddlers from wandering into the ditch.