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City Council Study Session Minutes August 14, 2001 Page 2 1 property and was now seeking Council's consent. 2 Jeff Brauchle, Legal Counsel, stated there will be a closing on this site within 30 days. 3 He indicated environmental tests need to be completed before closing can occur. He 4 indicated this recreational site is an added bonus to the Suburban Hennepin Parks 5 District. He noted the added open space will be a treasure for all. 6 Councilmember Thuesen asked for a time line for this site to be at Met Council for 7 funding. Mr. Brauchle stated he is prepared to go forward with funding and will be 8 seeking reimbursement from Met Council. 9 Councilmember Hodson indicated he has heard numerous questions on when the site 10 would be open for visits. Mr. Brauchle stated the vision of the Park's District is to open 11 up this open space, but indicated this is uncertain as the master plan would need to be 12 completed before work could commence. He estimated nine months before the master 13 plan would be completed. 14 Councilmember Hodson questioned if Hennepin County has any other parks with joint 15 county residences, as this park will be, between Ramsey and Hennepin County. Mr. 16 Brauchle reviewed the numerous parks that are owned jointly between Hennepin County 17 with Anoka, Carver, Ramsey, and Scott counties. 18 Councilmember Horst asked if there was any involvement with Ramsey County to date 19 and asked if the park would be on a no-fee basis. Ms. Franzese stated she has had no 20 dealings with Ramsey County to date. Mr. Brauchle indicated there would be no fees to 21 enter the park by bike or walking and noted the park would only be open from dawn until 22 dusk. He stated the only fee charged to park patrons would be a modest parking fee to 23 raise revenues to support park maintenance. 24 Mayor Cavanaugh noted he had no objection to the parking fee and stated he did not 25 want to get involved with setting fees with Ramsey County or Hennepin County. He 26 thanked the Salvation Army for their many years of being a good neighbor and stated he 27 was looking forward to many years of open space enjoyment at the new park. 28 Councilmember Thuesen thanked Douglas Bryant for his work on the acquisition of this 29 property. 30 Motion by Hodson to approve Resolution 01-071 granting the City of St. Anthony's 31 consent for the Suburban Hennepin County Regional Park District's acquisition of the 32 Salvation Army Camp Property as presented. 33 Motion carried unanimously 34 C. Consider Bid Award for Central Park Project 35 City Manager Morrison indicated Bob Kost and Carol Jindra were present to review this