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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes February 8, 1999 Page 6 1 Andra stated that a developer had presented a proposal to the City for the sale of the Salvation 2 Army camp, but no plan has been agreed upon. Jindra expressed the Parks Commission's desire 3 to see the area utilized as parks space, adding that Councilmember Cavanaugh has asked her to 4 participate in a meeting with the Camp's director with regard to possible shared programs 5 regardless of whether the property is sold. She added the meeting will take place within 2 weeks. 7 Roadfeldt stated it might be appropriate to discuss contacting co -funders for the development of 8 that area. Jindra stated she has been in contact with representatives from New Brighton as well 9 as Ramsey and Hennepin Counties and has encountered lots of enthusiasm and interest. Jensen 10 stated since the camp is within City limits, the City's fust option should be to purchase it as an 11 asset for St. Anthony Village. 12 13 Wolff stated a joint meeting between the City Council and School Board is scheduled for March 14 2, 1999, and the Salvation Army camp is on the agenda for that open meeting. 15 16 A. Sports Boosters. 17 Jensen stated the Sports Boosters plans to present the Parks Commission at their March meeting 18 with a formal request that the Commission consider the potential acquisition of land at Apache 19 Plaza to offset the loss of parks field space for their programs. 20 21 Jindra stated the City does not own Apache Plaza. Wagner stated it would probably not be 22 possible to obtain a commitment from the developer to sell off a small section, but renting might 23 be an option. 24 25 Jensen stated the Sports Boosters is simply requesting the Commission's consideration, and 26 wanted to do so in a formal manner. Wolff expressed her appreciation of the appropriateness of 27 this action. Wagner stated that if an alternative of considering a rental of space might be 28 presented, it would not be costly to put a ballfield there. FM 30 Jindra requested that Jensen take a look at the ballfrelds near Unisys which are not on City 31 property but might be utilized by the Sports Boosters. Koehntop stated there are 2 ballfrelds 32 there. Jindra asked whether the Sports Boosters has made alternative plans for programming 33 since Silver Point Park will be out of commission. Jensen stated more away games are being 34 scheduled, and home games will be played on away fields. 35 36 Roadfeldt stated there is a ballfreld in the Salvation Army camp for possible use. Jindra stated 37 the camp is 100 acres and although a lot of it is marshland there could be multiple uses for it, 38 possibly including a full-size soccer field. Wolff asked whether the possibility of dividing the 39 camp land had been discussed. Wagner stated a good plan would be to develop part of the land 40 as a corporate setting, and part for parks space. 41