12-11-2000 CC - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mounds View City Council November 27, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 14 Ayes – 3 (Coughlin/Marty/Quick) Nays – 2 (Stigney/Thomas). Motion carried. Council Member Quick moved the question. Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Thomas) Motion carried. Council Member Stigney recommended tabling the matter for further discussion. Mayor Coughlin indicated a motion for approval had passed and a recommendation to table was not in order. E. Consideration of Resolution 5490, a Resolution Approving the Best Use of the Property Between Sysco and the Existing Golf Course, is an Addition of Nine Additional Holes of Golf. City Administrator Miller presented Resolution 5490 to Council and indicated the Resolution had been amended to reflect the addition of a step requiring that an independent examination of the project feasibility be conducted, to verify the numbers presented by the golf course staff; should this analysis support staff’s findings the following steps will become null and void. Council Member Stigney took exception to the paragraph of the Resolution stating that Staff had conducted a cost benefit analysis of adding nine additional golf holes, a clubhouse bar and restaurant, an expanded range, and lighting the course at night and had determined that the addition of the above would provide positive cash flow for the golf course. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5490, a Resolution Approving the Best Use of the Property Between Sysco and the Existing Golf Course, is an Addition of Nine Additional Holes of Golf. Council Member Marty thanked Staff for drafting the Resolution. Council Member Thomas noted she was present at the work session where this item was discussed in an observatory role and inquired as to whether the Resolution was a matter of expediency or if not, perhaps it would be more appropriate to act on step 2 of the Resolution before actually adopting the Resolution. Mayor Coughlin explained that the Resolution is a requirement of applying for funding through an organization called First Tee which is providing funding at a reduced interest rate to cities building golf courses. The organization will fund 250 golf courses so the City needs to get in line for funding. The purpose behind the addition of step 2 in the Resolution is to provide an out for the City should it be determined expanding the golf course is not in the best interest of the City.