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Mounds View City Council November 10, 2008 Regular Meeting Page 3 Sherry Gunn, 5459 Landmark Circle suggested moving the parking stalls away from the 1 playground if there is going to be angled parking. She then said that she is concerned about 2 angled parking and vehicle u-turns. 3 4 Jim Kavanaugh said that additional parking is needed so that people do not have to park in the 5 neighborhoods. There are no sidewalks and that forces people to walk in the street to get to the 6 park. His recommendation would be to approve the plan as recommended by the Streets and 7 Utilities Committee. 8 9 Cindy Palm of 2266 Terrace Drive said that there are a few homes near the park but she feels that 10 this could be solved by opening this up for parking on both sides of the street. She then said that 11 she does not think that this is cost effective or necessary when parking is available on the street 12 already if it is opened up to allow parking. 13 14 Jerry Kunz, Chair of Park Commission, said that the thing that got his attention is the price tag 15 for this. Changing from parallel to angled costs $71,000 and only gains the City 10 spots. He 16 then said that he feels this is not the best use of the City’s resources. 17 18 Council Member Mueller said she has never coached but she uses the parks. She then said that 19 there are usually 15 kids for one team so that is 30 kids, and 3 coaches so that is about 30 cars at 20 the park for that time and there are about 15 parallel parking spots along Hillview. Random Park 21 has its own parking lot, which is a good thing. She then said that she does not like the price but 22 she does know that the streets being put in will make it more difficult for parking to carry on as it 23 is because they will not be able to pull onto the boulevard with the barrier curb. 24 25 Council Member Mueller said that she feels that the parking as proposed is needed for the 26 future. 27 28 Council Member Flaherty further stated he feels that the funding comes out of streets and utilities 29 and not park dedication fees. He then said that he is concerned about the parking in that area but 30 how to accomplish it is the question. 31 32 Council Member Flaherty said that the bump out on Greenwood does not make sense to him as 33 you lose two spots. 34 35 Council Member Flaherty said that it concerns him that people would be turning around in 36 residence driveways to park on Hillview. He then suggested a parking lot next to the hockey rink 37 or removal of the hockey rink to add a parking lot. 38 39 Council Member Hull indicated that he is leaning toward Option 1 with keeping Greenwood as it 40 is as he feels that is the most cost efficient way to accommodate parking with the lowest cost. 41 42 Mayor Marty thanked everyone for their input. He then said that cutting 15 feet off of the area 43 behind the backstop would further congest the area where the spectators sit and the pitchers 44