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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 9, 2021 Page 7 B. Resolution 21-083 — A Resolution approving the Salo Park Maintenance Agreement with Doran SLV III. LLC and SAVP III Silver Lake Village LLC. 5 City Manager Yunker reviewed Staff has been working with the property owners of the storm 6 water ponds. Doran SLV III, LLC and SVAP III Silver Lake Village, LLC that serve the Silver 7 Lake Village area which has been known for many years as Salo Park, to come to an agreement 8 to allow the City to handle the maintenance of the area around those ponds. This was reviewed at 9 the City Council work session with the City Attorney. 10 11 The intent of the Salo Park area from its inceptions was to be an amenity for the retail area, and 12 the City as a whole. As a result, the expectations of the residents is for the area to be maintained 13 at the same level as any other City park. However, given the changes in ownership over the 14 years, the maintenance of the area has suffered, and City staff is often put in position to address 15 issues through code enforcement or simply stepping in and performing maintenance to address 16 resident concerns. Staff feels it would be more efficient for all parties if the maintenance 17 activities were integrated into the overall City parks maintenance activities. 18 19 The City's legal counsel has been an active participant in these discussions, and the 20 recommended avenue for this is for the property owners to grant an easement to the City for the 21 purposes of performing those routine maintenance activities. The property owners would retain 22 ownership of the Salo Park area, as well as the responsibility for maintenance of the stone water 23 ponds, while granting a perpetual easement to the City for maintenance activities. 24 25 City of St. Anthony Responsibilities would include landscaping maintenance, irrigation repairs, 26 lighting repairs, trash collection and concrete replacement. 27 28 Property Owners Responsibilities would include storm water ponds water quality, storm water 29 ponds dredging, alum water management system, drainage facilities entering and exiting the 30 ponds and interconnection of the ponds under 39a' Avenue NE. 31 32 Staff is recommending approval for entering into the Maintenance Agreement. Staff believes this 33 will make maintenance more efficient and better meet the expectations of the residents in the 34 area to maintain Salo Park at the same level of maintenance as all other parks in the City. 35 36 A draft of the Maintenance Agreement was provided for Council consideration. 37 38 Councilmember Webster agreed the residents have high expectations on how parks are 39 maintained in the City. She asked who would be responsible for the cost of concrete replacement 40 and Mr. Yunker stated the City would pay the cost. 41 42 Mayor Stille stated there have been calls from residents about the park being maintained as a 43 City park. These easement allows the City to access Salo Park for maintenance. 44