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UNAPPROVED 1 Mounds View City Council 2 Regular Meeting 3 Page Sixteen July 25, 1994 4 5 MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Blanchard to Adopt Resolution No. 4600 Approving the Outdoor 6 Recreation Grant Proposal for Park Acquisition and Development 7 8 Councilmember Trude stated this had to be discussed and was totally shocked about the number of 9 people against a park. Trude stated that a City could control a park but not another's private 10 property. Trude stated that one-third of the owners of the property in the area are in attendance and 11 are opposed to the park. Trude stated that she visits the parks to meet other families. Trude stated 12 if the neighbor -hood doesn't want it the money shouldn't be spent there. The Council needs to 13 discuss and deliberate on this item. 14 15 Councilmember Blanchard stated that these people in the area are opposed to the park development 16 and is wondering about the future of the park in the City. There is no park in the southwest 17 section. This item has come up quickly as there are time constraints on the grant and if the grant 18 is not received the park development is a moot point and if it is passed up at this time is the 19 Council doing what is right for the entire City of Mounds View. 20 21 Councilmember Wuori stated that the City Council is responsible for serving the broad community. 22 Children need something to do and should be given good opportunities. Wuori stated that the 23 Council has the opportunity to share funding to provide something for the 24 community but it is hard to be . told to be good stewards and not provide something good for the 25 community. 26 27 Councilmember Trude stated her concern for the homeowners of the park land who would be impacted 28 and those persons haven't spoke for or against the park. 29 30 Mayor Linke stated that he normally looks for the NIMBY syndrome, and a lot of what he has 31 heard not in my backyard and it is okay to have the park elsewhere but not by mine. Normally 32 takes NIMbY situation and looks at what is going on for best of commnity and this time he will 33 vote for the NIMBY'S and let them face the consequences. Linke stated he will go with what is being 34 said and stated that neighborhoods turnover and persons may buy the house because there is a park nearby 35 but there won't be a park and he feels sorry for the NIMBY's. 36 37 Councilmember Trude stated that in her area people take pride in park and make it beautiful. 38 People adopt the parks and call them neighborhood parks and identify their neighborhoods with a 39 park. In Minneapolis people are drawn into the community by the parks situation. Trude stated 40 that this property could be made into a housing development and this vacant land cannot be 41 controlled if it isn't owned by you. 42 43 Councilmember Blanchard stated that she believes that this is an opportunity that shouldn't be 44 passed up for the entire community. 45 46 Councilmember Trude needs more discussion.