HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000041_pg221July 26, 1976 Page 10
Councilman Baumgartner stated that he would not want to deny
youngsters of education the Center can provide; but Council
has commitments to the property owners around the building.
The Center is on special use now and it is out of the question
to double the use.
Councilman Pickar stated that Council approved in concept raising
the limit to 100, so he is in favor of going to the 100 originally
set up rather than moving it back to the limit of 75. Acting
Mayor Hodges agreed.
Councilman Baumgartner indicated that the previous vote was 4 to 1
to have staff investigate the possibilities of going to 100;
there was no indication Council would go to 100.
Councilman Shelquist preferred to see the bible school stay
and the school be removed. He stated that that piece of property
is not large enough nor is it currently structured in such
a way that it lends itself to use as a school. It creates
safety hazards for the children there. Except for the bituminous
surfacing, nothing contained in Articles 6 and 10 of the special
use permit is any different than what is required of all residents
of Mounds View in Chapter 40. Therefore, there is nothing to
negotiate. It is a matter of enforcing the laws of Mounds View.
Councilman Shelquist also stated that an adults recreation
may consist of going outside to have a cigarette, compared to
children running and playing and walking 6 blocks to the park
for recreation.
Pastor Johns Matthews of the Center expressed the Center's
intent of providing good schooling, good examples and good
counseling to persons in Mounds View and surrounding communities.
He stated that if there is no place for considering the "good"
of the school in the decision, Mounds View is in a sad state.
Roll call vote on the motion: Councilman Pickar - nay
Councilman Shelquist - aye
Councilman Baumgartner - aye
Councilman Hodges - nay
Motion failed.
MS (Hodges - Pickar) to increase the enrollment to 150 with the
stipulation that the staff recommendations for fence, parking lot
and bible school be enforced; new Article X to be complied with
by September 13, 1976 and Article VI complied with by September
1, 1977; and adding to revised Article VI after "bituminous
surfacing" . . . "and to meet the requirements of Chapter 40.05
para. 2 no later than September 1, 1977 ".
Councilman Pickar stated that since we learned that there was a
school operating at the Center, the Center has cooperated
extensively in trying to meet all the demands of the Council.
Had the Center not brought this to our attention, we would have
a hard time knowing whether they had 120 or 75 students.