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Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the second issue has to do with the property on'~ ~a~t side of Sunfish Lake Boulevard and whether or not the City wants to subsidize the ,p~:4rty for~'?' OCTV and bring those jobs to Ramsey. Councilmember Anderson noted that the proposal should clarify which fees'W~i~';be Councilmember Kurak stated that she is against the City subsidizingQCT¢"~ihbn the City ness of receiving taxes from the industrial area. One of th.~lT~S~~;_~d so long is because of all the TIF the Ci, has made avails :.:o¢' '"' ' ':'-i~;~:::;,.. j y found out that one of the parcels of land that has been si~ing f~.~ long haS-'sold. Councilmember Hendfiksen stated that he does know ;~t~Champlin ~':6iffefing larger piece of land at a cost of $65,000. He suspects that if the Ci~:.~sey offers {h'~}~ for $65,000 and Champlin offers a larger piece of prope~ for ~e same c3~f 7~ey 'wiB~' :go ~th Champlin. He suggested that they subsidize $20,000 towards the purchase of rhe. pr6P~, considering the CiW is subsidizMg ACC~ at a cost of $180,000. Also as pan of the '~'bp'osat they should make the offer available to ~. Sha¢ and or QCTV at the same price therefore '~imiz~n~:t2e capabilities Motion by Councilmember Hen~ksen}'secondea:-'¢Y.:C°~cilmember-~Zi~eman, to offer to QCTV to subsidize the purchase of th~:Prope~ in ~05fit- of$20,® as well as waiving utili, hook-up charges and assessments ~/th the of~}-b4ing m~e ~bailable to QCTV or builder of their choice. ';-': ~' Fu~her discussion:2Mayor Games stated ~t he would a~ee with the $15,000 not the $20,000. Councilmemb~i.Hend~sen ~quired if ~e MayoLwas willing to lose QCTV ~om coming into the CiW fo~$5,000. Mayo~.-Gmec replied ydS!7'3~0'Uncilmember Kurak stated that she did not thi~ ~ey could compare .~CCAP to QCTV~/ACC~ is supplyed homes to people who need ..... -.-%. homd~'.~d QC~ will maybe b~g a couple ofJ°bs to the CiW. Motion hiled. V~gYes: Councilmembers Hendfiksen, and Zimme~an. Voting No: Mayor ~.¢~.'~ec~.Councilmembers ~derson, and Kurak. Motion b~Mayor G~e~ SeCOnded by Councilmember Hendfiksen, to offer QCTV a subsidy in the purchas~'°f~e prope~ ti~ ~ amount of $15,000 as well as waiving utiliW hook-up chides and assessmenf~ ~ith the Offer being made available to QCTV or builder of their choice. Fu~her discussion: The Council discussed at len~h the implications of the project and TIF. :~' Motion fa~l~( Vot~g Yes: Mayor Games, Councilmembers Hendhksen, and Zimme~an. ~V0t~g NOd~::Councilmembers ~derson, and Kurak. -08- City Council/July 10, 2001 Page 10 of 14 I I I I' I I I I I'