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UNAPPROVED 1 Mounds View City Council Page Twelve 2 Regular Meeting July 25, 1994 3 4 5 The plan presented to the community in Focus 2000 was accessibility to the parks and it was the 6 recommendation of the Focus 2000 to provide integrated access to the parks. Knollwood Park could be 7 made into a nature park with walkways through it. Amundson asked that the City seriously consider 8 whether or not they are helping the community and address the situation of access to the other parks. 9 10 Saaron stated that Mr. Belisle was approached when it was a possibility that he may be interested in 11 selling. Mr. Belisle was asked if he would consider selling the property for park property and his answer 12 was yes, he would consider that. Saarion approached him again and let him know that a grant was being 13 prepared and the selling price would be very much in the ball park. Appraisals were done by a 14 professional agency and they took several similar type lots in the Mounds View area and outlining area 15 and felt comfortable with appraisals and there are federal and state regulations regarding those appraisals 16 to be met. 17 18 Marlene Hanson, 3025 Woodale Drive, 38 year homeowner directly next to Belisles and proposed park. 19 Community in which they live are older people and their children are raised. These people have moved 20 lot and they have a large garden. A fence would separate the homeowner's land from the proposed park. 21 In five years the park will be expended and that is not what the property owners want. Park is not 22 needed, don't need crime element. Spoke to Mayor Linke and didn't feel that proper notification was 23 given. Ms. Hanson did not know until last Wednesday until what he would be paid for the lots and he is 24 not happy with the price. Drove over to Greenfield Park area and he is four houses from it. Drove and 25 went down Greenfield, spoke to daycare lady and said that the park used to be a little park, noise at night, 26 vandalism, nothing but a headache, people would walk thorugh walkway and the kids would write 27 obsenities in the park and undesireable activity. The proposed park is a bad place for a park and that 28 Mounds View will take the rest of the land behind their homes. 29 30 Mayor Linke stated that he was not sure what lady was talking about, but did recall that the baseball field 31 was reversed. Tot lot area was built. 7947 Greenfield. Kiddy park was moved down 65 feet. Linke 32 asked that should this park be developed, if a fence goes up your garden will go. Mayor Linke asked if 33 her property was on the proposed park land. Ms. Hanson stated that her garden is on the property line 34 and people in that area don't have little kids and don't want a park in that area. Ms. Hanson stated that 35 she hopes the Council will consider the signatures on the petition. 36 3 7 Mayor Linke asked if he could send in the documentation for the grant and if an agreement with Mr. 38 Belisle were reached, then a commitment was made. If Mr. Belisle decides at any time before an 39 agreement were reached, it's a moot point. At the present time the City has a willing seller and a willing 40 buyer at this time. 41 42 Ms. Hanson stated that the Council does not have any right putting a park an area where the 43 residents don't want one. 44 45 Mayor Linke stated he is 110% in wanting to have a park in that area. Mayor Linke stated that 46 the City's philosophy is not to expand the park but to build small neighborhood parks.