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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 24, 1996 ( #16 - Saga Hill Land Acquisition - Continued) • Callahan asked Flint for his opinion of paying the appraisal fee of $1,500 from Park Dedication fund. Flint was informed that the Minnesota Land Trust was requiring conservation easements and the Council was not in favor of any easements. Flint said he could not see spending public money if no agreement was reached on the land usage. Moorse said the appraisal has already been done as a grant procedure. The Saga Hill group were initially going to pay for it but have used their contribution for the property purchase. They requested the City pay for the appraisal. Hurr moved, Goetten seconded, to approve the payment of $1,500 for the appraisal of the Saga Hill park land parcel from the Park Dedication Fund professional services budget. Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. Hurr asked Moorse to receive such information as this before the packet is sent out. This would allow more time for the material to be reviewed. Jabbour asked Moorse to check with the DNR grant restrictions and see if any additional restrictions were required. Leone said there may be the possibility of choosing either the DNR restriction or the conservation easement. Leone said she would hate to see the property lost after all the • time and energy spent by so many people. Hurr said a compromise may be possible between the City and the Minnesota Land Trust. ( #17) LOCAL PERFORMANCE AID CERTIFICATION Moorse reported that a portion of the City's HACA aid is being taken by the State and placed in an Local Performance Aid Program. To regain this allotment, performance standards are necessary. Moorse said the City is at the point of certifying the beginning process of determining those standards. Callahan questioned the amount of time allowed to complete the standards and a concern over exceeding the amount of the aid. Hurr inquired about City service and response times. Moorse said he has begun working on the performance measurements in order to ensure good service to the residents and did not believe the cost in determining the standards would exceed the aid amount. Hurr asked if the measurements being developed were part of a joint effort amongst city administrators and whether they were requested by Council. Moorse replied this is an area on which the lake area administrators are working, and this effort has not been requested by the Council. • 12