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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />July 24, 2007 <br />Page 4 <br />Mr. Weber replied that could be done. He stated St. Anthony is performing well relative to <br />conservation. <br />Councilmember Thuesen directed Mr. Weber to page 1-7 regarding the Apache Shopping <br />Center. He recommended alternate wording for clarity. <br />Councilmember Thuesen referred Mr. Weber to page 1-8 and pointed out an inconsistency with <br />the table on page 1-10. <br />Mr. Weber replied it is in relation to the Metro area. <br />Councilmember Thuesen referenced page 2-25 on solar energy suggestions. He asked if building <br />solar units would be part of the codes. <br />Mr. Weber replied it had more to do with not blocking sunlight to adjacent buildings. <br />Councilmember Thuesen referenced page 4-5 and asked Mr. Weber to verify the ball fields in <br />Central Park with Mr. Jay Hartman. <br />Councilmember Thuesen referenced page 4-6 to point out it should be mentioned that Silver <br />Point Park is also a temporary holding pond for flood protection. <br />Mayor Faust directed Mr. Weber to categorizing open space on page 2-1 in. He pointed out <br />there are 1506 acres of land in the City including 119 acres in parks, 157 acres in golf courses, <br />and 72 acres of water and wetlands. He asked if the ratio of open spaces is about 20 percent <br />overall. <br />Mr. Weber replied that was a fair assessment. <br />Mayor Faust asked where cemeteries are listed. <br />Mr. Weber replied cemeteries are listed under institutional space. <br />Mayor Faust referred Mr. Weber to page 2-3 on the Comprehensive Land Map, stating land <br />listed as park between 33`d and 34°; however, this is a tennis court on private property. <br />Mr. Weber replied he would have this corrected <br />Mayor Faust referred Mr. Weber to page 3-12 asked if this would be an appropriate place to <br />enter the Adopt a Bench Program. <br />Mayor Faust referenced page 4-9 and the underground connection for the Lmerald Park area. He <br />commented that perhaps a better way to do this is to consider a bridge over the railroad tracks, <br />which might a more feasible way to connect Macalaster Drive with a bridge. <br />11 <br />