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Mounds View City Council Page Seven ~gular Meeting May 10, 1993 Rice Creek. At the time of the report, there was a purchase agreement with the Church on the Rock~and there was discussion of what the property would sell for. The Task Force could not get information, a sale was pending and there was a potential litigation. Orduno stated that if Rice Creek becomes the primary site there will be additional costs. There will be additional cost for acquiring the property and costs to New Brighton because they would be giving up tax property. Ed Smith, 5149 Rainbow Lane, wrote an editorial in the paper stating his opposition to the Proposed Regional Senior Center. Perhaps the City should send out postcards asking about the senior center and the people could send it back with their water bills. Let the people decide. No one on Rainbow Lane was contacted during the survey of • the 100 people. Mr. Smith stated if the Council trsants the Senior Center they should take the money out of their own pockets. Ernie Gustafson, 2525 County Road I, haven't heard the figures lately on the proposed cost, but whatever it is going to cost that number can be doubled. Mr. Gustafson stated that the four city managers should not be on the board to manage the senior center, that the seniors should manage it. Mr. Gustafson stated that there are plenty • of qualified seniors to run the center as they have run businesses in the past. The Council shouldn't have the total right but should let the people vote on it as well as vote on the golf course. The City spends too much of the taxpayers money for fun .and not enough on business. Mayor Linke stated that a lot of business was brought into the City in 1984 through the use of TTF funds. Recreation money does not come out of the taxpayers pockets, the general fund, but from user fees . Mr. Gustafson stated that there should be a vote on .the Senior Center but if the City Council approves it the basement would be left vacant and his recommendation is if it is going to be constructed use the basement as it is the cheapest part of the building. Mr. Gustafson stated that it looks to him that the Council is buying a Lincoln or Cadillac when the citizens cannot even afford a second- hand bicycle. Mr. Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, stated the people are tired of being taxed. Ruth White, 2917 County Road I, stated she has already expressed her opinion on the Senior Center. Ms. White cannot understand why the City doesn't have a referendum. Ms. White stated that 500 residents in four cities is a drop in the bucket. White was never contacted and she contacted many seniors and they were not contacted either. Ms. White stated that these surveys are geared to asking the