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! Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the $32,000 is what the City would be purchasin~'_~e. I Parks/TJtilities Supervisor Boos replied that the $32,000 was only an arbitrary Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if it would be possible for the City t~9-~t~';into an't~r~:year contract with the property owner and not develop the park at this time. ~iii:_!iT~~ "::~,~ Councilmember Connolly questioned if the land is purchased by~th~:(iCity does:'~e land have to '~:5.~;%. Councilmember Hendr/ksen stated that he does not wan?~§pend the:~oney on acquiring the %'7 land only to have people coming in expressing concem:~ they are ~g= to be shot using the d because of the close roximity of the gun club. ~::'~i?.-:'~t¢~.· ../:.52)~!~,~?,~:. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos stated that setting aside funds':~t/ict;'6e used to either purchase I the land or develop a park concurrent with development of the lan~i!'~5::i)';:,~ ,/~ · , , ' an in uired:~i~Fw, ould be possible for the cit-f-:~:~':b~!'.'~mted first fight Consensus of the Committee ~;;~ to d'i~'Ct staff to ge~:i"~'::i~'g~t 'opi~on from the City Attorney I regarding the City obtaining first right of:i~efusal.., on-._.:.:..~.,tfa~:i~rope~:':'~:;}:!.;;, Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos stated thai~'~ond item ificluded on the 2001 Park's C.I.P was Elmcrest P ark :.phaSe ti.:..He explained thgt this initiative would begin the development of Ramsey's 5 .:md'newest Co~umty Park. The.'.~rop~y has been surveyed and topographic and wetland inf°rmation has b~h collected wh~)~g;:(P~vides for the development of bidding docu~tS!"~or a 200~ co,~'~ction seaso,..;~¢'"next step would be to survey neighborhood resid'~ii~%r their ideas fo-i'-~, park.desig~!~.:'~en as residents at large in conjunction with the planning proceSs:bY..~e?Pa'rk: anr~. R{.c)eati:6n Commission with' review and comment by the I Ramsey Youth A'thletic Association. The pm-nary first phase development would be the .:~:?5"~6~ction of an access road and parking as well as turf establishment, well and controls', :,:!'?_O-":i'~kltiSff'and turf estal~tiShrnentS¥or soccer fields. The City is eligible for a $100,000 grant from the Minnesota Departm~'-~'C'Children, Families, and Learning if the Council for the ~' ~::' developme Elmcrest Q-c!' ~ Councilmemb~ Hendriksen inquired as to what the grant obligates the City'to do. '~=i.i:':'.. Parks/Utilities S:upervisor Boos replied that he did not have the final documents yet, but would '"' flSring~.,_.:i,: > them, forq~vard, to the Council once the documents are received. Councilmember Cormolly noted that the possibility of receiving additional ~ant money is very likely. I -128- Finance Committee/October 24, 2000 Page 4 of'7