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July 15, 1981 Park Board Minutes <br />Page 9 <br />Gunderman said development of the concept plan included input. <br />Anderson said we will be taking another step in the:direction <br />Willbe tough the master plan. Have to face it'head on - <br />one more step toward development of the park <br />Reed said it seems logical to proceed. Don't see what the <br />market value has to do with this proceeding. <br />John Stepanchak, 1748 17A St., stated the origninal property was <br />purchased for a park for New Brighton. Are the people of New <br />Brighton going to sell. <br />Anderson said it doesn't require a referendum to sell as :long as <br />it stays a park. The City acquired the property for park and <br />public purposed. No where does it say that it will be a New <br />.Brighton Park. According`to.the City Attorney we don't have to <br />have a„vote for referendum, though we,could.; <br />Anderson said there is precident for doing what we are doing. <br />Transfer has taken place same process in Hennepin County with <br />Eden Prairie and the Hennepin Qounty Park Reserve District. <br />A'resident asked where the .$7,00,000 goes. <br />Gunderman said the City Council decides where it is used. <br />Mary Polzak asked if,we can afford to police the future park, <br />why is 'it we can't afford it as it sits,. <br />Gunderman said the roads, etc, cost alot of money. <br />Po,lzak said' who say they need roads. <br />Gunderman said the concept plan was derived by resident input. <br />Johnson commented that .,we have ;no access except through,Ramsey <br />County. <br />Polzak'said that was poor planning. <br />Cobb said that we can't get Met Council funds.,.'He recalled reading <br />that New Brighton.was trying for implementing agency status. Then <br />we could still:, ,go back to Met Council. -and ask for implementing <br />agency.status_if we;can't agree with Ramsey-County... <br />Gunderman said that aspect,was:;reviewed but.it never 'went any place. <br />It has been the intent of the Council to be -a regional park since <br />.19,74. We still do clot ,of talking; about <it but the decision to <br />make this a regional .,park was made- in 1974. <br />Anderson said that was our request. Cobb is right. We could go <br />back and.ask for implementing agency; status and prove that we did <br />work faith Ramsey 'County in good faith. That optioniis always there.