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CITY RESOLUTION NO. 6222 <br />EDA RESOLUTION NO. 04-EDA-183 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />JOINT CITY AND EDA RESOLUTION APPROVING OF THE ACQUISITION OF <br />TAX FORFEITED PROPERTY ON COUNTY ROAD H2 IN MOUNDS VIEW <br />(LOT 36, KNOLLWOOD PARK) FROM RAMSEY COUNTY <br /> <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View (the “City”) and the Economic <br />Development Authority of Mounds View (the “EDA”) currently own or control five <br />lots covering approximately 6.5 acres in the block bounded by County Road H2, <br />Knollwood Drive, Wooddale Dr., and what would be Pleasant View Drive in the <br />City; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City has acquired Lots 34, 35 (the back 500 feet), and 37, <br />and has a use deed with Ramsey County for Lot 36, all in the plat of Knollwood <br />Park, Ramsey County, Minnesota; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Blaine Fyksen, an adjacent landowner, with <br />approximately 4.1 acres in the same block has expressed a willingness to <br />coordinate development with the City with the intent to sell his property for <br />residential development consistent with the City’s comprehensive plan and <br />zoning regulations; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Twin City Testing successfully completed soil testing and <br />drilling activities on June 26, and submitted its geotechnical report to the City on <br />July 1, 2003; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on June 4, 2003, the Mounds View Planning Commission <br />found the proposed use for low density residential development to be consistent <br />with the City’s comprehensive plan, and unanimously recommended to the City <br />Council the acquisition of Lot 36, Knollwood Park, Ramsey County, Minnesota, <br />further identified by the PIN of 07-30-23-32-0005; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on June 9, 2003, the EDA selected Pro Craft Homes, Inc. of <br />Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, to be the private developer for the proposed County <br />Road H2 residential project, also referred to as “The Woods of Mounds View” <br />that would entail the development and redevelopment of the area surrounding <br />Lot 36, Knollwood Park, Ramsey County, Minnesota, through the private <br />construction of approximately 17 single family homes; and <br />