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July 15, 1981 Park Board Minutes Page 5 Polzak then went on to discuss Article 2 of the joint powers agreement. The question should be who has authority to develop the master plan. At a certain point of time youare out of it unless they want you to take part. Maurie Anderson has told you use the political process to prevent County default. Look at who your County Commissioners are; one from this area. St. Paul has the majority. Why should they listen to New Brighton residents. You have one commissioner you can deal with. Article 3_is a killer. The agreement is incongruous, no authority has been given to anyone to do anything. Do you have any right to say what color a house should be after you sell? You are giving the County the right to do anything with this park after 1984. Johnson commented that he does not have a problem with the State- ment of Understanding. Polzak said you should have a problem with it. Ramsey County will say yes this gives us even more what we want. 2.1 says something that should bother you. New Brighton decided to acquire Long Lake Park. A condemnation act was fought by residents on the theory that condemnation ended up in referendum.. Referendum said New Brighton has park. The City went to the bundling process. The argument was that New Brighton people wanted development. There were three other pieces of property and the Long Lake site. Separated Hansen and then took Long Lake site and bundled the rest. The bundling was not considered by the Council. Debate that New Brighton paid more than they may have to. There is nothing that says Ramsey County says they will pay New Brighton any amount of money. In the Acquisition section Polzak again mentioned he was here in good faith He mentioned he has met the City Attorney and have had conversation. Realize what local share costs means. If Ramsey County condemned park for benefit of the residents 10% of value belongs to New Brighton. Have you made judgment to the value of the property? Have you checked ouside sources for input? Breckenridge is an expert and at no cost to the Park Board. Do you realize what the City of New Brighton residents would say if property was conveyed to Ramsey County for..$70,000. You have given up the prcperty with no out. Whatever Maurie Anderson has told you,there is no way out. A $9-$11 million piece of property. County pays you 10%, 90% goes to the rest of the County residents. All you are getting is 10% back. Do you know what will happen if you do this? Want to remind you, you have less than legal counsel. City Manager Jim Fornell asked Polzak if he was willing to help resolve this or are you here only to dispute. Polzak said he was not hereto threaten law suit. Hereto repre- sent Long Lake Improvement Assn., not the City. Polzak said in the last "whereas" clause the primary concern is maintenance which'- is. not the issue- not the purpose.of the joint powers agreement. Hasn't bought anything but :responsibility and cost. It is clear that the agreement shall terminate in 1984. You are out of it then. The City has rights, they have the right to pursue power to do this in the first place. They have the right to say yes or no,