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Page 5 uNAppR ovED <br /> October 26, 1998 <br /> Mounds View City Council <br /> Quick/Gunn withdrew their motion/second. <br /> MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/to postpone indefinitely any consideration for the development of <br /> the Edgewood realignment remnant property. <br /> VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried. <br /> C. Consideration of Salvation Army Request for Purchase of Property <br /> Housing Inspector Dorgan gave his report as follows: <br /> At the work session on September 8, 1998,the Council reviewed a proposal from the Salvation <br /> Army requesting the City to acquire and sell a tax-forfeited parcel to them for a proposed <br /> development. The Salvation Army is proposing to acquire the parcel as well as the adjacent lot <br /> owned by Glen Thorpe Realty for the development of an eight-unit-multi-family housing <br /> building. The subject site is located on Woodland Drive south of County Road I. The Salvation <br /> Army is requesting the City Council approve the acquisition and resale of the proposed parcel <br /> contingent upon the approval of the rezoning and development review by the City Council. <br /> The City filed a "use deed" on the proposed lot in 1995 for the purposes of multi-family <br /> residential parking. The use deed has a five year term. Because the property is not currently <br /> being used for the intended purpose of the use deed, the Ramsey County Assessor has stated the <br /> property must either be used for the requested use, acquired by the City, or the use deed released <br /> back to the County. <br /> Staff was requesting direction from the Council. Options included: <br /> 1. Arrange for the purchase and resale of the property to the Salvation Army contingent <br /> upon the City approving the development proposal for the subject site. <br /> 2. Release the use deed and acquire the property for the assessed value of approximately <br /> $29,000 for future development purposes. <br /> 3. Release the use deed and turn back the property to Ramsey County where the property <br /> would be sold at public auction. <br /> Stigney expressed his concern that the property would be off of the City and County tax roles <br /> because the Salvation Army is tax exempt. <br /> City Attorney Long stated it would be best to research the tax issue because there are very few <br />