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Mounds View City Council June 14, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 13 <br /> <br />Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that staff recommends that the Mounds 1 <br />View City Council adopt Resolution 6282 that authorizes staff to enter into a purchase agreement 2 <br />for $820,000 with Calhoun Companies to acquire the commercial property known as Gas for 3 <br />Less located at 2525 County Highway 10. Staff further recommends that the City of Mounds 4 <br />View approve a Phase I Environmental Assessment, tank removal cost estimate and a minimum 5 <br />of four site borings be undertaken of the site for an amount not to exceed $7,500, and that the 6 <br />results are submitted to the City prior to June 30, 2004. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Council Member Stigney asked whether the seller would pay the $7,500 for the borings and tank 9 <br />estimate to reduce the cost. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated he didn’t think they would agree to that. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Council Member Stigney asked if the purchase would originally come from the Special Projects 14 <br />Fund. Economic Development Coordinator Backman stated that it would. Council Member 15 <br />Stigney asked if it would later be transferred and paid out of the TIF fund, and Economic 16 <br />Development Coordinator Backman stated that it would. He stated there are no problems in so 17 <br />doing. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Council Member Stigney asked what is being proposed to come in there. Economic 20 <br />Development Coordinator Backman stated the interest has been very good amongst the 21 <br />development community, and he has had conversations with four parties so far. One of the 22 <br />choices was for a restaurant. There was a discussion regarding recovering the City’s costs that 23 <br />were invested in the project. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Sam Schrouki, stated he is relocating to Minnesota and has the other purchase agreement for this 26 <br />property. He stated he wishes to improve the business as a gas station, and that he has a closing 27 <br />date for the following day. He stated he has his tax sales number, his permits, and licensing, and 28 <br />that all the preparations have been made to open the business. 29 <br /> 30 <br />MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Quick. To waive the reading and approve Resolution 6282. 31 <br /> 32 <br />There was further discussion regarding the matter wherein Mayor Linke and Council Member 33 <br />Stigney stated they would not support the City buying the property. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Rick Wyatt stated his support for Mr. Sheroky buying the existing business, rather than the City 36 <br />buying it and demolishing it. 37 <br /> 38 <br /> Ayes –2(Marty/Quick) Nays-3 (Gunn/Linke/Stigney) Motion failed. 39 <br /> 40 <br />K. Resolution 6235 Approving a Gasoline and Tobacco License for Gas for Less 41 <br />located at 2525 Highway 10 42 <br /> 43 <br />MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Stigney. To approve Resolution 6235. 44 <br /> 45