Agenda - Council - 06/23/1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I dUN,-lb'98ITUE) 17:05 ******************** TEh:tl2 421 9511 Road 5 needs to be rebuilt and sewer needs to be run across the road, the City could look at having a walkway under the road so seniors could get to a trail on the other side to use the church, the City Hall, or a community center, if constructed in the future. Councilmember Zimmerman commented this would lose a valuable commercial comer but he has no strong opinion either way and the businesses in the shopping center would probably be hesitant about adding more tra_fflc. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated she would like to protect the businesses the City has as much as possible. Mr. Norman stated he met with Al and Rick Foster who indicated they would have interest and will request an option on utili~.ing that Laws property for housing. Mayor Gamec stated he sees advantages and disadvantages with both sites but the Laws property does gM out of the heavy traffic pattern, provides a second access point, and would remove congestion that could occur in the other area. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmcmber Beyer to identify the property formerly known as the Laws 3.9 acre property for senior housing development and direct staff consideration of the water tower, I-IRA funding for a walkway under the roM, and refer this recommendation to the Anoka County I-IRA. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen, and Zimmerrnan. Voting No: None. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated she would like Council consideration of park activity and direct further investigation of that option. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to direct staffto investigate a snow sledding possibility and refer this option to the Park Board for their recommendations to the City Council. Motion Carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmernbers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Councilmember Haas Steffen noted the trail dead-ends at Tom Thumb and residents at 149th are saying there is no place for kids to ride bikes because them are no shoulders on the road. She asked why this area did not have parks planned in the early 1970s and if a park could be added. She noted the property on Kangaroo that is a little over an acre and has a picnic table furnished by a resid~t. She suggested the park staff or Park and Recreation Commission be asked to address whether they these small nedghborhood parks should be connected to a trail or include park chairs. Mayor Gamec stated the Park and Recreation Commission did review that issue and prepared a priority list of when they should be addressed. City Council/June 9, 1998 Page 23 of 27 P. 005