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1 Councilmember Ranallo pointed. out that the City.- had even spent <br /> 2 - money to have a purchase agreement drawn up -because it was <br /> 3 perceived an agreement. had been worked out. <br /> 4 The Mayor said he had to echo the. .perception that because the City <br /> 5 had given' the School District the land on which to build a school , . <br /> 6 it ' only seemed reasonable now that - they no longer have an <br /> 7 educational purpose for the land that it should revert back to the <br /> 8 City ,and the City -would only have -to buy the building. <br /> 9 Mr . Soth said that is what the deed says. -He also pointed out <br /> 10 that the statute which dictated that covenant expired in 30 years <br /> 11 had been repealed one year after the covenant had expired. <br /> 12 Councilmembei --Ranallo - reiterated that he perceived what the <br /> 13 Council had to look after was what would benefit all the tax <br /> 14 payers . Mayor Sundland said he doubted those taxpayers would be <br /> 15 happy to see both the School and City paying thousands of dollars <br /> 16 to get "a matter resolved which the 'City and School District <br /> 17 should be able to resolve by themselves , " because, as Councilmem- <br /> 18 ber Ranallo had observed, ' "it all boils down to ,which taxpayers ' <br /> 19 pockets you take the money from. " <br /> 20 Councilmember Marks said he agreed with Councilmember Enrooth that <br /> 21' they had thought a deal had been struck before the School District <br /> �22 started "unsweetening" rather' than "sweetening" the pot. He <br /> 23 pointed out that because the Parkview location was in the exact <br /> 24 center of St. Anthony, it made more sense to have the administra <br /> 25 tion and principal City services located right in the center of <br /> 26 town. . He added, however, that he could also see where it might <br /> 27 enhance the "Gateway to the City" if a new City Hall were <br /> 28 incorporated into the Trillium Park in that area. <br /> 29 Mr. Childs commented that he would have some serious reservations <br /> 30 about constructing homes which would have a carbon filtration.. <br /> 31 plant, a well pump house, the . water tower , softball diamonds and <br /> 32 tennis -courts in their back yards . -He also agreed it was hard to <br /> 33 conceive how the school could come out ahead selling ten lots for <br /> 34 $30 , 000 apiece in face of the costs of developing a residential <br /> 35 tract on that land, which but for a technicality actually still. <br /> 36 belongs to the City. The costs the School District could be <br /> 37 expected to incur included those for surveying .the land for homes , <br /> 38 sewer installations and the construction costs. if the school <br /> 39 undertook the project itself . . <br /> 40 Councilmember Enrooth indicated that he had to agree with Mr. <br /> 41 Childs that in view of the resale value of Parkview, the City <br /> 42- would have to stay there no matter: what if they paid to remodel it <br /> 43 for its own use at this time. <br /> • 44 -Councilmember Ranallo concurred and added he perceived.. the last <br /> 45 thing the City would want to do would be to try to lease the <br /> 15 <br />