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Mounds View City Council June 20, 2005 <br />Special Meeting Page 3 <br />• increase to the taxpayers, but there was no promise to reduce the taxes. However, there might be <br />a reduction to the school referendums, which would amount to a couple of dollars a year. <br />Jim Bergales, 8400 Red Oak Drive, indicated the traffic had drastically increased and asked from <br />Highway 10 up to Red Oak Drive and County Road J, what would happen to that intersection. <br />He asked if there would be a freeway hookup. Vernon Swing, RLK, City Consultant who <br />prepared the AUAR, responded initially the intersection would change with additional turn lanes <br />provided as well as some modifications to the signal timing, but the intersection at County Road <br />J and Long would remain the same. <br />Jan Brenk, 7800 Gloria Circle, stated since Medtronic's goal was to consolidate all of its smaller <br />companies at this site, she did not believe there would be any hiring because they would be <br />transferring employees. She asked what guarantee they had that Medtronic would not turn the <br />golf course into Medtronic's private golf course. She asked if Medtronic had ever donated any <br />campaign funds to any Council Member. The Council Members/EDA Commissioners as a group <br />replied Medtronic had not given any campaign funds to them. <br />Ms. Brenk noted her family owned the land prior to the State and she was opposed to this <br />transfer. Ms. Kvilvang replied Medtronic would not be able to retain this as a golf course or they <br />would be in default and with respect to the hiring of employees, this would be a condition in the <br />Development Agreement. <br />• Rodger McCombs, representing Medtronic, replied Medtronic would create the jobs they <br />indicated they would create. <br />Brian Knox, 2291 Knoll Drive, stated this "smacks of a sweetheart deal to the detriment of <br />Mounds View residents". He suggested they put this land on the open market and Medtronic can <br />join the open bidding at that time. He expressed concerns about the quality of life issues, the <br />noise, and the increase in traffic. He requested Council/EDA do the right thing for the citizens of <br />Mounds View. <br />John McKusick, 8465 Eastwood Road, expressed concern about the quality of life, the noise <br />pollution, air pollution, the increase in traffic, and the additional expense for police and fire. He <br />asked why they were selling this property so cheap and believed his property would not decrease <br />in value. He expressed concern about the increase in jet noise when they used the Blaine airport. <br />He stated he was against this proposal. <br />Rita Guzzetta, 7434 Knollwood Drive, stated she was a Medtronic employee and she purchased a <br />home in the City in anticipation of the Medtronic property being located in Mounds View. <br />Nancy Gollnick, 8085 Greenwood Drive, stated she was a former teacher in the City. She noted <br />Mounds View schools were running into difficult times and Medtronic had been a good friends <br />to Mounds View schools by providing funds to the science programs without any strings <br />• attached. She believed Medtronic would continue to do this if they were located in Mounds <br />View. She stated the future of the company depended upon hiring well-educated people and the <br />