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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />MEETING HELD ON JUNE 10,1996 <br />(#10 - Planning Application Review Process - Continued) <br />Mabusth asked Council if they would like to review the building and zoning customer <br />surv'eys and responses gathered She noted that these responses have been positive and <br />has received no complaints on the process <br />Hurr said it is important that a thorough review of applications be done instead of <br />stressing a shorter time period for reviews <br />Callahan tabled the review of the planning process to an upcoming w ork session He <br />asked that copies of the report be sent to the Planning and Park Commissioners <br />(#11) OPPORI UNm TO PURCHASE HENNEPIN COUNTY (LIBRARY) <br />PROPERTY <br />Callahan reported that the City has the opportunity to purchase the Hennepin County <br />Library land, which w as discussed in the past as a favorable purchase He asked if the <br />purchase price of $250,000 was reasonable Moorse said the price appears to be <br />reasonable and is requesting copies of the appraisal to review the comparisons Moorse <br />said he has not conducted an in-depth study of the purchase price Callahan asked <br />Moorse to satisfy himself on the value of the property It is the intent of the City to sell <br />City-owned property near McCulley Road as a partial source of funding with the <br />remainder funded from General Fund Reserves. <br />Goetten and Hurr voiced their support of the purchase of the property. <br />Kelley asked if the City can buy land. Callahan said this can be done if the City shows a <br />public purpose <br />Kelley noted the current zoning of the property as 2-acre residential or the possibility of <br />B-6 He questioned whether the Council members felt there was not enough protection <br />with that zoning Callahan said it was not necessarily the intent of the City t o sell the <br />land to others for development He noted there were alot of possibilities for the land, <br />noting the bike trail location in the area. Kelley asked that the City not store anything on <br />the property if it is purchased. <br />Hurr moved, Goetten seconded to approve moving forward with the acquisition of the 2- <br />acre County parcel on the northeast corner of Old Crystal Bay Road and Highway 12 for <br />the purpose of fiirthering the expansion of City facilities <br />Callahan inquired if the financing methods seemed reasonable Hurr asked that the <br />purchase not be contingent on the sale of the McCulley Road property.