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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000046_pg065March 13, 1978 Page 5 Administrator Achen reported that the City had received contract agreement forms from the Metropolitan Council on a planning assistance grant. The City will receive $3,753, 90% immediately and the remaining 10% upon completion of the Comprehensive Plan update. He added that the City has also applied for $4,000 in special planning funds. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that the indications he has received are that the Metropolitan Council is cutting the $4,000 special funding request by 25 %, so that the City most likely will be receiving $3,000 rather than $4,000. He added that to his knowledge all requests were being cut by 25 %. MSP (Baumgartner - Ziebarth) to approve the contract and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk - Administrator to execute the agreement. 4 ayes ATTORNEY MEYERS REPORT Attorney Meyers reported that he had presented the deed from Park and Playground Inc. to Judy Rowley for Lakeside Park and that he felt there may be a legal problem in turning the park over to the County due to the wording of the deed. Councilmember Rowley explained that for the past two years there have been problems with the operation of the Park by the Lakeside Park Commission. One of the options that has been discussed is to turn over Lakeside Park to Ramsey County. She reported that she met with officials from Ramsey County who expressed interest in the Park. Anoka County has indicated they do not want to get involved. Councilmember Rowley added that the Lakeside Park Commission realizes that some sort of changes must be made. She will outline to the Commission what the restrictions on the deed are. She added that there will be minimal programs at the Park this summer. Council- - member Rowley added that she would be happy to hear from anyone with questions or suggestions on the Park. She also added that one of the main problems with the Commission is that it cannot be both administrative and operational at the same time. Robert Helseth, 7666 Knollwood, stated that he was with the original group, Park and Playground Inc., that turned the land over to the two cities. He stated that the group was made up of private citizens and to his knowledge is still a corporation. Mrs. Helseth added that originally when the group was formed, Spring Lake was not being used. A group of citizens formed and dredged the lake and cleaned it up and set up a program for swimming lessons for all children, regardless of whether they could nay or not. She added that they turned the property over to the cities when they could no longer afford to keep it going themselves. Attorney Meyers stated that he believes one city could take over the property themselves but there is a legal problem in turning it over to the County. He plans to check further into it.