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Jim =rankle. _Ated that he believes it :s time f)r representatives of the Tchool <br />Board, planni.ag commission and city to meet so that the wording can be worked out to <br />this agreement can be put together and that tonight is too soon to make any type of <br />decision on this letter of intent. <br />Mr. ernes responded by saying that Woods Academy did not intend this letter of <br />intent to be a legally binding document and what Woods Ae-.0emy wants :s a <br />substantial aqreement that the Orono School District is irtending to lease to Woods <br />Academy with the optivn to buy. Then the legal document would be drafted and there <br />wouli be a solid document to work with. <br />Kitt'/ Crosby, MOVED, Bill Levering seconded, conceptual acproval of the letter of <br />ante:}t with the deletion of the ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT as stated but contingent upon <br />the acceptance by the tennant of a forthcominq district proposal on use of the <br />balance of the land. <br />Mr ',everinq stated that the Board should now appoint some i--emt,ers to meet with <br />Mapl.� Flain and also make a decision if Woods Academy should be present at th.. <br />meet :nq . <br />Jim =ranklin stated that he felt to proceed with the letter of intent prior to <br />meeting with the city of Maple Plain would be premature whether the letter of intent <br />is legally binding or not. Mr. Franklin stated that he feels that Woods Academy <br />realizes that generally speaking the Board is in favor of this letter of intent but <br />that the grounds issue needs to be cleared up first. <br />The Iuestion was called on the motion. Crosby, Levering and Palm voted in favor. <br />Anderson and Franklin voted against. Motion carried <br />Kitty Crosby asked if this letter of intent now becomes the vehicle to move forward <br />into a lease and a more legally tindinq document. Mr. Beiis�r, from Woods Academy <br />agreed that this would be the next step. Dave McKown stated that it probably would <br />be futile to move in that direction intil the meeting is held with Maple Plain <br />Jim '=ranklin WNED, Reuben Palm seconded, that Wood! Academy, the School Board, Bud <br />Andras and the city of Maple Plain get together and discuss this issue of the <br />grGu-ids in in attempt to find some resolution and report back to the Board at the <br />next board meeting with an update <br />Discission followed regarding having a special meeting versus an informal meeting or <br />work session with representatives of all interested parties where they can sit down <br />and free flow ideas and reach an agreement of some kind. It was qix stioned whether <br />the motion was for the full board or representatives from the Board and Mr Franklin <br />scat*d his notion was for representatives from each grouF Mr Palm withdrew his <br />secs -),id at this point as he understood the motion to include all the parties <br />Don I►nder son seconded the motion. <br />Bill Levering stated he felt it would be helptul to include all Board members frovi <br />each group There are two distinct Bc.ard opinions on the process, and in order tn <br />have a representative with whom all would feel comfortable, it would t♦ necessary to <br />have sr.,ltiple representatives, and therefore Mr Levering thought it would be <br />helpful to have the -(,mr lete briards involved <br />