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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 12, 1999 10 . Committee to find out their position. Both the City staff and Bethel College had believed that the Committee did not want to be involved with this project. Staff had contacted the Committee Chairperson in order to discuss with the Committee whether or not the City should be involved. Councilmember Rem stated that her understanding from the Parks and Recreation Committee meetings had not been for an entire shutout of the project. The consensus had been that the City not participate financially. Mayor Probst stated that he had spoken with Mr. Moore and Mr. Messerly regarding this issue last week and had been informed that the consensus was that City should not participate in this park project. The primary reason for this was the fact that the City would not gain use of the soccer fields for the fall soccer league. He noted that there had also been discussions regarding the City gaining fee title to the property and he was not sure if this was still part of the deal. There have been indications that Bethel College intends to proceed with some sort of recreational development with or without City involvement. It was his belief that the City would be better off being involved as a partner in this project. Mayor Probst stated that he had asked Mr. Fritsinger to arrange a meeting with Bethel College and the City Council in order to determine if the City had reached a point where it can make a decision, or if more information is required. . Councilmember Rem stated that the concern of the Parks and Recreation Committee had been that, when it came down to scheduling the park facilities, the City would not gain much use of the facilities. The Committee would prefer that the City spend money in a project that would allow tile City a more long-term benefit. Councilmember Rem stated that she had received a call from a resident complaining that the City Council meetings are being broadcast with no sound. She noted that the tapes of the meetings were not being sent to the library. Council member Rem stated that she had attended the League of Minnesota Cities conference. At this meeting she had been informed by a resident of Arden Hills that Mr. Scherbel was the most helpful Building Inspector he had ever worked with. Councilmember Rem stated that many residents are calling the recent Day in the Park event the best ever. She expressed her appreciation to the Parks and Recreation staff for their hard work on this event. . Councilmember Larson stated that, with regard to the Bethel College park project, if the City is going to approach the College to deternline what their final offer would be, the City must know what its bottom line is. Mr. Fritsinger stated that one struggle with this issues was if it makes sense for the City to participate if it is unknown how much it would cost the City. The plan had been to come up with a good design which would benefit both parities, determine the cost of this design, then decide if the City would be willing to participate financially. He stated that the City must work through this process in order to determine the value to the City and he was not sure that the City would be able to state what its bottom line would be at this time.