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City Council Meeting Minutes • October 13, 1998 Page 7 1 wishes to move forward with plans for Central park in a deliberate yet timely manner. She added 2 the Commission wishes to explore grant opportunities for the funding of the park's 3 reconstruction. 4 5 Ms. Jindra stated Mr. Hubmer has worked in cooperation with the City Council and Parks 6 Commission to arrive at proposals which work for all parties involved and attacking the 7 engineering firm would be inappropriate. 8 9 Jane Hintz, 3503. Maplewood Drive, St.Anthony; addressed the Council on behalf of Mike 10 Jacobs, 2914 - 29th Avenue, who has concerns with regard to assessments on his street. Mr. 11 Hubmer stated State aid funds may be available to pay for some of the street improvements. 12 Those issues will be addressed when 29' is constructed. 13 14 Monica Mandell, 3520 Skycroft Drive, requested clarification with regard to the appearance of 15 the holding pond in Central Park, and whether park access will still be available to her family 16 through their property. Mr. Hubmer stated the ponding area will have a mild slope beyond the 17 fence line and a low maintenance, prairie grass mixture is proposed. He added Ms. Mandell will still have park access from her property. 20 Nora Morris, 4020 Macalester Drive, requested clarification with regard to the grading in Silver 21 Point Park, asking whether all parts of the park will be visible to patrolling police. Mr. Hubmer 22 stated the entire park will be visible from the parking lot and Highway 88. Ms. Morris asked 23 whether the water storage is a long-term solution or whether the pipes will ultimately have to be 24 replaced. Mr. Hubmer stated the project provides a permanent solution to an ongoing problem. 25 26 Motion by Faust, second by Marks to close the public hearing at 8:33 P.M. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 Mayor Ranallo stated a letter had been distributed to the Council with an unreadable signature 29 and requested acknowledgment from its author. He added the letter expressed concerns with 30 regard to the proposed park improvement project. No acknowledgment was made. 31 1. Resolution 98-071, re: Award bid for Silver Point and Central Parks 32 improvements. 33 Mayor Ranallo stated the Council is under some pressure to act quickly on this difficult 34 issue due to time constraints. He added that a deferred decision could result in a 2-year 35 delay in the park improvement project. Mayor Ranallo stressed the Council would work closely with the Lehner-Smiths to resolve their problem if the bid is awarded. 38 Cavanaugh stated the public hearing raised legitimate questions which could be resolved