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Councilmember Haas Steffen reiterated that the owner of Apple Ridge is willing to give the City seven acres in lieu of a $111,0000 park dedication payment or the City can get 83 acres for $154,800. She added that she is not against negotiating for the two acres the Mayor wants but hopes that the citizens are listening to both prices and go for value on this. Mike Nixt, 6010 Radium Circle NW, Ramsey - stated he would like to go on record as saying that the primary reason for all of this was not to stop the proposed Apple Ridge subdivision, but to work on the increased traffic, the density and a park. He stated he just wants this to be done. He felt that good progress has been made on this subdivision and he did not want to run the risk of losing what good has come out of it. With regard to the modified density, one thing he thought was the intent that is missing is a covenant that will run with that land that's adjoining the existing neighborhood that makes that property unsubdividable. If that could be subdivided, then everything that's been accomplished thus far will go down the tubes. Councilmember Haas Steffen talked about taking the park dedication money and buying that small piece of land from Mr. Barthold for a park. John Peterson, Good Value Homes, stated that they had a purchase agreement for the entire area - some of it is in the MUSA, some is not. If the City wants a piece of this property for parks, and we are developing 57 acres, we owe you 5.7 acres of land, or $111,000. We'd be happy to give you that 5.7 acres but the Park and Recreation Commission turned us down. He added that as of right now, Mr. Barthold owns all that land but Good Value has a purchase agreement for it all. He thought that maybe that small area may be of a lesser value because it's not in the MUSA. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beahen that a restriction be added to the agreement to provide a covenant to the buffer lots so they cannot be resubdivided. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberBeyer. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to negotiate for up to six acres of land for a neighborhood park. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beahen and Zimmemaan. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberBeyer. Case #5: Acquisition of Park Property/Oak Park District City Administrator Schroeder stated that the City has been negotiating with the owner of an 83- acre parcel north of the County ditch adjacent to T.H. #47 toward purchase of the designated community park. The property has access off 163rd Lane to the west and the T.H. #47 frontage road off 160th Lane to the south. City Council/June 24, 1997 Page 11 of 17