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Mounds View City Council June 14, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 12 <br /> <br />Council Member Marty stated he had had a conversation with Greg Lee and Kurt Ulrich to 1 <br />suggest adding more terminology in the resolution directed toward health, safety, and welfare as 2 <br />there is no safe way for pedestrians, elderly, or handicapped children to traverse, so that is how 3 <br />this came about. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Mayor Linke left the room. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Public Works Director Lee passed out a revised Resolution 6285, which added two whereas 8 <br />clauses as follows: “Whereas, a sidewalk will promote a safe pedestrian corridor along Silver 9 <br />Lake Road to aid in the health, safety, and welfare of the community, and, whereas, said sidewalk 10 <br />will provide continuity of the county’s pedestrian corridor by connecting the existing system.” 11 <br /> 12 <br />MOTION/SECOND. Stigney/Gunn. To adopt revised Resolution 6285. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Ayes-4 – Nays –0 Motion carried. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Mayor Linke returned to the room. 17 <br /> 18 <br />J. Resolution 6282 Approving an Agreement to Purchase 2525 County Road 10 19 <br />(Gas for Less) for $820,000 20 <br /> 21 <br />Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated on April 26, 2004 the Mounds View 22 <br />Economic Development Authority authorized staff to proceed with an appraisal of the 23 <br />commercial property at 2525 County Road 10, known as Gas for Less. The EDA approved that 24 <br />an appraisal be undertaken for an amount not to exceed $4,000 to be paid from the City’s EDA 25 <br />funds. Tisdell Appraisal Services, Inc. from Burnsville was selected at a cost of $3,000, and the 26 <br />complete appraisal was submitted to the City on May 27, 2004. Mr. Tisdell places the market 27 <br />value of the facility as $819,000. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated on May 19, 2004 the Mounds View 30 <br />Planning Commission considered and approved a resolution recommending approval of the 31 <br />acquisition of the parcel at 2525 Highway 10. The Commissioners determined that the city’s 32 <br />acquisition of the lot would be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan future land use map. On 33 <br />May 24, 2004 the Mounds View City Council authorized staff to negotiate a purchase agreement 34 <br />to acquire the commercial property at 2525 Co. Highway 10 and present the agreement to the 35 <br />City Council for final action. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated staff has contacted Twin Cities companies 38 <br />that conduct environmental assessment activities. During the first week of June three 39 <br />engineering companies (Peer Engineering, DPRA, and Applied Engineering) provided proposals 40 <br />to the City to undertake Phase I and other assessment activities. Staff advises that these 41 <br />environmental activities be completed prior to the proposed closing on the property on June 30, 42 <br />2004. 43 <br /> 44