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Page4 UNAPPROVED June 9, 1997 S Mounds View City Council 1 scheduled for Monday,June 23 at 5:30 p.m.to brief the committee and residents on details of the contract. • 2 Mr.Long was asked to prepare a synopsis of the contract for the citizen committee. 3 4 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Koopmeiners to postpone consideration of Resolution No.5133,Approving a 5 Redevelopment Contract between the City of Mounds View and V.B.Digs,authorizing the Mayor and City 6 Clerk Administrator to execute the contract on behalf of the city. 7 8 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 9 10 C. Super Rink Master Agreement-First Amendment. 11 12 Mr.Whiting explained that this is the first amendment to the original master agreement for the quad ice rink 13 project in Blaine. This will change the architectural design and cost. 14 15 Mayor McCarty stated that one of the amendments is to increase the concession revenues in order to meet the 16 needs of the increased locker area that was recommended by the architect. He wondered on what basis they 17 anticipate the increased revenues. Mr.Whiting stated he believes the architect increased the actual concession 18 area and is providing for more concessions. 19 20 Mayor McCarty stated he always understood that Anoka County would be selling the bonds,however on the 21 First Amendment to the Master Agreement,it states that neither Anoka County nor the Anoka County Housing • 22 and Redevelopment Authority shall have any obligation to provide bond financing,including issuing bonds or 23 providing for the disbursement of proceeds of the bonds, .. .. 24 25 Attorney Long stated this provision basically gives Anoka County or the Anoka County Housing& 26 Redevelopment Authority the option of making the decision without incurring liability. 27 28 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to approve the First Amendment to the Master Agreement. 29 30 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 31 32 D. Resolution No.5134,on City of Mounds View's Position Regarding a County Jail in Shoreview. 33 34 Mayor McCarty stated he attended the meeting at Shoreview last week where Ramsey County Commissioner 35 Tony Bennett was present and discussed the county's interest in including Shoreview as a considered site for a 36 county jail facility. At that meeting,the Shoreview City Council adopted a resolution in opposition,and Mayor 37 McCarty stated he would bring back a suggestion to the Mounds View City Council that they support 38 Shoreview's position on this matter. The basis for the opposition is that it would be far more cost effective to 39 construct a new jail facility in downtown St.Paul as close as possible to the courthouse. 40 41 MOTION/SECOND: McCarty/Quick to direct staff to draft a resolution of support to the City of Shoreview in 42 opposing the I-694/Rice Street area as a potential site for a jail addition. 43 44 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 45 46 REPORTS: • 47 48 Report of Council members: