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Mounds View City Council January 23, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 14 <br />• Dr. Greg Belting stated that although he has not been able to get Walgreens, Inc. to sign off on <br />the parking, the people that manage the building told them in good faith that they do not have a <br />problem with overflow parking. He explained it is Walgreens Corporate that refuses to sign off <br />and it is not a local management issue. Mr. Tom Belting stated there was an agreement in place <br />in 2001 that they were not aware of until lately that prohibits jointed parking. <br />City Administrator Ulrich asked for a map of the Community Center property. He stated there is <br />no connection to the trailway other than through the parking lot. He explained that the initial <br />discussion was to perhaps run the trailway segment on the east side of the parking lot that <br />connects to the wooded area. He stated that when people are using the Community Center to <br />take a loop walk, they can get right on the trail and walk around. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that the Community Center Task Force can look at the situation <br />and make a recommendation where an improvement might be made. He suggested that the City <br />should look at the cash alternative, as it would be the most liquid to the City and it could be used <br />to meet whatever needs are identified, as well as allowing the developer to move ahead. City <br />Administrator Ulrich stated it makes a fair trade transaction if the amount can be agreed upon. <br />He stated this would allow flexibility for the City and for the development to move forward. <br />Councilmember Thomas stated that she thinks it would be unfair to ask the Task Force to make a <br />decision on this issue. She stated the Task Force has just begun and she does not know that it <br />would be ready to do this type of recommendation. She recommended that the decision be <br />• pushed back to the City for a decision regardless. Councilmember Thomas stated that the issue is <br />not enough parking, and the decision on how to solve that issue needs to come from the City <br />Council. She stated that a particular solution cannot come from the Task Force. <br />Councilmember Thomas stated that there needs to be a workable solution to find another way to <br />do something that would address future problems. She commented that it cannot be assumed <br />from a development standpoint that the same owners will occupy the building in the future, so <br />the Council will still need to deal with the issue of whether there is enough parking for the <br />building. She stated that she gets nervous when parking starts to be cut down, especially since <br />there is no written agreement with Walgreens. <br />Councilmember Thomas stated she likes the alternative of providing for a future way of doing <br />things if the City needs to. She commented that for right now, the building has what it needs. <br />She stated that she likes the option so if there is a problem in the future, better recommendations <br />can be made, and recommendations can be allowed to develop as they need to. She stated that <br />holding up the development at this point would be problematic. <br />Mayor Marty asked if the trailway that comes into the lot is a dead end or if it comes down the <br />east side. Director Ericson stated that the trail works its way through wetland area and hooks up <br />with the trailway that is on County Road 10. <br />• <br />