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Mounds View City Council 3uly 11, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 16 somewhere south of Highway 10. He stated that the billboard contract on each billboard doesn't • start until the billboard is placed, which means the contracts could run well beyond the thirty years. MOTION/SECOND. StigneylGunn To Approve the Second Reading and the Adoption of Ordinance 760 Authorizing the Sale of Land Comprising The Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course to the Mounds View Economic Development Authority and waive the reading. City Administrator Ulrich called a roll call vote as follows: Mayor Marty -Nay Council Member Stigney -Aye Council Member Gunn -Aye Council Member Flaherty -Aye Council Member Thomas -Aye City Administrator Ulrich stated that the motion passes 4 to 1. Ayes-4 (Stigney, Gunn, Flaherty, Thomas) Nays-1 (Marry) Motion carried. C. Resolution 6540, Approving a Comprehensive Land Use Amendment for The Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course Site. Director Ericson stated that this is something that originated back in 2003 when the City rezoned the property from public facilities designation to industrial. He explained that Minnesota Statues indicate that the Comprehensive Plan and zoning should be consistent with each other noting that earlier this year, in January, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to review the designation of the golf course and come up with an amendment that would be appropriate given the zoning of the property and the possible future reuse of the property. He stated that in February 2004 the Planning Commission adopted a resolution, which would recommend the office designation as the appropriate land use. He stated that subsequent to the Planning Commission recommendation the amendment was forwarded to the Metropolitan Council, who took significant time to review the amendment and found issues associated with other agencies including transportation issues. He noted that at the same time the City was going through the AUAR process on the same land, so they were looked at in the same light in terms the potential impacts. He stated that on April 27~' the Metropolitan Council did recommend and approve the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Amendment to office. He stated that the City held a public hearing on May 23, 2004 and there is a resolution before Council that would effectuate the change from outdoor sport/recreation and passive outdoor to office. He stated that this is something that could be acted on regardless of what happens with the Medtronic project and is something that is necessary based on the fact that the City rezoned the property in 2003. He acknowledged that there are some ties to the previous item adding that this something that has to occur regardless for statutory compliance. '~ ~ Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated that he is so glad that the Council wrote into the