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' MEMO T0: Hahn lmm, Project Ui�to�� FROM: Bruce K. Andenon, Mounds�i_�lv _P��, Recreetion and Forestry Director �� DATE: DeceRber 10. 1979 �� RE: Sitver VieN ParA Acyuisit!::.� � In additian to the enclosed five naps, I have also prepared a brief background on �� the park acquisition status of Silver View Park dating back to August, 1976: 1. The tity of hbunds VSew currently holds fee sinple title to 16.9 acres of park land at the intersection of County Road H-2 and Silver Lake Road. 2. The original grant for additional acquisition tif park land for Silver . View Park was submitted by the City of Mounds View in August of 1976. Mr. Dou9las Bryant was the Director of the Parks and Recreatton Department . at that time and the grant was originally approved at 5150,000 for funding �. in 1977. This grant application was for the acqu5sition of aDProximately 19 acres of land directly north of the City's existiny park la�d. 3. The ariginal grant was not processed properly in 1977 which made for a two year delay in receiving the final acquisition's approval which was finally granted ta Uie City on June 25, 1979. 4. Mr. Uoug Bryant resigned his positfon with the City in August, 1977 and I was then appointed as the Director of Parks and Recreation in Novenber, 1977. 5. In July, 1978 I submitted a grant application for the Phase 1 derelop�rent of Sil�er Yiew Park based on the acquisition of land north of the City's existing land. 6. The Phase 1 developnent of Silver View was approved for a total of $105,100 incl �ng trail developnent monies. Developirent slated for Phase 1 inctudes: Site inproveirent $1i3,264 Nater system 20,000 Balifield 9,550 Parking lot and access road 30,360 Desi9n and engineering 6.500 PaUiway/bikeway system 18,676 Audit 1,750 Totat 5105,1U0 7. We �+ere inforned by your office not to begin fornwl negotiations for the �� land acquisition until the agreements were finalized whicb was June 25, 1979.- 8. Since Lhat time City sjaff has met with Kraus-Anderson, owners of the land in quest5on, on Six separate occassions, and they submitted a counter pro- posal to the City which would invotve a land "swap" of the City's ezisting land for land on the northwest corner of Sitver lake Road and County RoSd I (See attached letter). 9. Staff concurs wlth Kraus-Anderson that this proposed land swap rould benefit both parties and we have continued to explore that Dossibilfty. 10. As of 12/10/79, the City has not consumated any land sa1e, but we will be reques N ng conceptuai approval from the City Council fn the first two weeks in January. (See enclosed resolutton fram City Council).