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UNAPPROVED 1 Mounds View City Council Page Eight 2 Regular Meeting July 25, 1994 3 4 Center. Church Upon the Rock is now looking in the City of Blaine. Mr. 5 Hegland stated that finding land and getting approvals is a long process. 6 Hegland stated that a piece of property has been found in Blaine but no 7 approvals have been given. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Wuori to Adopt Resolution No. 4606 Approving an 10 Extension of a Conditional Use Permit for a Temporary Accessory 11 Structure, Church Upon the Rock, 7901 Red Oak Drive 12 13 VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 14 15 7:25 p.m. Consideration of Outdoor Recreation Grant for Park Land 16 Acquisition and Development Located at Woodale and Pleasantview Drive 17 18 Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, stated that the 19 Mounds View Park and Recreation Commission has set a goal to locate a 20 park in the southwest section of the community. Saarion reported there 21 is no park in that area at this time and that there is a problem in that 22 section with busy roads. Saarion showed overheads which demonstrated 23 some of the problems that the Commission has faced in locating a park in 24 that section. Saarion stated that the Park and Recreation staff was 25 given the direction to look into purchasing land from residents for park 26 land. Saarion stated that there was land available in that section and 27 that an outdoor recreation grant opportunity became available for park 28 acquisition and park development. Saarion stated that this would be an 29 opportunity to obtain the land for a park. Saarion stated that staff had 30 begun working on the grant application. Saarion explained on the on 31 overheads where the park would be located in the section and the layout 32 of the proposed park. 33 34 Saarion stated that she had received phone calls regarding parking on the 35 roads. Saarion stated that she responded to the callers that there would 36 be ample parking except perhaps when there would be a sports event. 37 38 Saarion stated that neighborhood parks are designed specifically for 39 children. Ballfields are small, playground equipment is for three 40 different classifications of age groups and activities hosted there would 41 be for children. The building could be used for evening meetings by 42 groups and organizations and the building would handicapped accessible. 43 Saarion explained that the grant is a 50/50 matching grant phased over 44 three years. Saarion stated that the grant is situated for cities such 45 as the City of Mounds View. Saarion stated that this would be a unique 46 park to Mounds View and this park would be the first park completed in 47 one project. All other parks have been completed in bits and pieces. 48 49 Saarion stated that the area of the southwest section has a remarkably 50 reduced number of participants in recreational activities. Saarion 51 stated that there are no ballfields in that area and that the closest 52 playground equipment is Woodcrest or Sunnyside School but this is 53 difficult for some residents because of the busy roads that have to be 54 crossed to arrive at these destinations.