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Page 4 October 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council again select the proposal that best meets the City's development goals. Bob Cunningham told the Council that TOLD Development continues to look for a suitable development site for the Walgreen Drug Store. This would be the development plans for the parcels under discussion. Stigney asked for clarification in regard to Anthony Properties statement that they are also negotiating with TOLD Development for a Walgreen site. Mr. Cunningham told the Council his client would prefer to have the store on the north side of Highway 10 (the remnant, and Videen site) as opposed to developing across the Highway at the Anthony property site at the corner of Long Lake Road and Highway 10. Wendell Smith stated Anthony Properties wishes to submit its proposal under the RFP process for the remnant property being discussed. Mayor McCarty asked if the Planning Commission was aware of any of the proposals being • made on the Edgewood realignment remnants. Jopke stated the planning Commission had not had any specific proposals presented to them and they have not discussed specific rezonings or Comprehensive Plan amendments related to the development of the site. Jerry Linke, 2319 Knoll Drive, spoke in favor of developing the remnant property as park land. He suggested that staff have an appraisal done on the property to get a current market value for the property. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/ Gunn to direct staff to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP), send that out to TOLD Development, Anthony Properties and other interested developers and evaluate those proposals choosing the one that best meets the City's development goals. Discussion: Mayor McCarty spoke in opposition of the motion stating that it was premature to consider developing the remnant when the final SEH plans for the Edgewood realignment had not been submitted to even know how much property there was going to be. He asked the Council to consider postponing the issue permanently. He also said the Planning Commission should be involved in further planning the guidance and zoning of the properties. Jopke suggested that the RFP process could help the City understand what the best use for the site might be.