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Mounds View City Council August 13, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 4 site has still not been developed, but the property owner was hopeful the site could be platted in 1 2013, which would complete the variance. Staff recommended approval of the one-year 2 extension to the variance. 3 4 Mayor Flaherty requested further information on why the Planning Commission denied the 5 variance, while the Council approved. Planning Associate Heller explained the Planning 6 Commission did not find a hardship with this case. The Council approved the variance with only 7 10 lots, which would preserve more wetland. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7975, 10 Approving a One-Year Extension for a Variance on the Longview Estates Vacant Property at 11 Silver Lake Road & County Road H2. 12 13 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 14 15 F. Resolution 7979, Approving Grading and Irrigation Improvements at 16 Lambert Park. 17 18 Public Works Director DeBar stated that recently Lambert Park has had a number of 19 improvements. The City rebuilt the park shelter and adjusted the on-street parking. City Staff 20 and the Park Commission have been working on how to better utilize the space. A goal for the 21 park would be to irrigate the park, which would greatly improve the health of the turf surface. 22 23 Public Works Director DeBar commented that Public Works solicited quotes from several 24 irrigation contractors and the low bid was provided by True North Landscaping out of Ham Lake, 25 Minnesota, in an amount of $19,970. True North Landscaping also provided staff a quote to 26 grade, topsoil and sod 1,500 square yards in and around the park shelter for $4,120. Staff and the 27 Parks Commission recommended moving forward with this work. 28 29 Mayor Flaherty reviewed the work that would be completed stating the total for this year would 30 be $24,000, plus the expense of a new fence for the ball field. He indicated the Council has 31 made the City parks a priority and he was in favor of irrigating Lambert Park. 32 33 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7979, 34 Approving Grading and Irrigation Improvements at Lambert Park. 35 36 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 37 38 G. Resolution 7980, Approving Playground Equipment Replacement at 39 Lambert Park. 40 41 Public Works Director DeBar stated that the improvements being made to Lambert Park also 42 included replacement of the playground equipment. This year’s budget included $100,000 to 43 replace the equipment at Silver View Park. However, with work being completed at Lambert 44 Park and the age of the current structure, Staff and the Parks Commission recommend proceeding 45