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Mounds View Planning Commission August 21, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 15 ________________________________________________________________________ to capitalize on it but there are guidelines that need to be followed which means he cannot exercise the freedom he wishes to. Ms. Berline apologized for her emotional responses but said that is her personality. She then said that in many respects Mr. Johnson’s actions up to this point have shown an unwillingness to negotiate. She further indicated that the property has been for sale for a long time and several people have approached him but the property has not sold which tells her he is asking too much for the property. She also commented that the fact the property has not sold should say something about the fact that he is not willing to accept anything less than what he wants to get for it. Commissioner Zwirn commented that Mr. Johnson could be the greediest S-O-B in the entire City but at this point no one has the facts on the appraised value of the property and the agent has admittedly said these are the monies they have for the project and cannot offer any more for extra property. He further commented that Mr. Johnson has the same right to ask what he wants for the property as her father does. Mr. Zelinka commented that the fact that the City designated an eight-acre PUD does not mean that will happen. He then said that the owners do not have to sell for 100 years and can hand the property down to their children so that means there may only be property available in small acreages. Mr. Zelinka commented that the property as it sits is not generating the tax base that it would if the development is approved. He then said that he hopes the PUD is not an automatic closure to anything less than a whole full blown thing as that would be unfair to the City and those that want to be involved in a beginning project. Mr. Matthews asked if they were able to come up with three acres if that would satisfy the PUD requirements. Chair Stevenson said the Commission would look at it again if the three acres are there. He then said that if they were still looking at breaking up the middle the three acres would meet one of the requirements but maybe not all of them. Chair Stevenson and Commissioner Miller indicated they wished to follow the City’s Comprehensive Plan for future development. Commissioner Hegland said he would like to have information on the City appraised values of the property and the stated value that can be assumed for the PUD development. Mr. Zelinka asked how that information would impact the request.