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WEEK IN REVIEW Edition 4 85 12/7-12/11 Building Permits this Period = a Buildine Ferryins; YTD = 232 New Homes YTD = 139 Northern States Power Company has been contacted and they will be placing a higher wattage bulb in the street light at the intersection of 20th and Main Street. INSP is also working to install lights for the parking lot at LaMotte Park. There will be three perimeter lights on poles installed to li the parking lot and the pleasure skating rink. We are hoping they can install these lights prior to our first community skating night. The City will be billed on a monthly basis for these lights. * An initial meeting of City parks staff and school district officials was held in regards to the proposed improvements to the Rice Creek Regional Park. Additional public hearings are planned to be held in January. There are many improvements being planned for the park. It was discussed that the County intends to run a paved trail to the edge of our LaNtotte Park. I am anticipating a City submittal for a Cooperative Trail Linkage Grant to connect a local paved trail through Lalvlotte Park to connect to the County's regional trail. I also spoke to John Vondelinde (Anoka County Parks Director) in regards to the County Highway Department purchasing homes for additional road right -of -way adjacent to our downtown area. Mr. Vondelinde offered to assist the City with working to have the Highway Department deed excess land out of the right-of-way back to the City to be used for a public purpose. I have spoke to Gary Barott who owns the six unit apartment building directly to the west of ). lain Street prior to where the roadway turns to the north. i'vir. Barott also owns the small cottage north of the apartment building. The County is interested in purchasing the small cottage as well as the Berg cottage two lots to the north. The County has no interest in the six unit apartment building. Mr. Barott would like the County to purchase the cottage as soon as possible. He has been negotiating with the County on the purchase for six months. I have been in contact with Jon Olson (-Anoka County Engineer). I indicated that if the County would hold off on purchasing the Berg home, then the City could list the County's funds as leverage for a Natural and Scenic Area Grant. If the City was successful in receiving a grant, the City could look at purchasing the six unit apartment building and receive the excess right of way property from the County. These actions would allow the City to have control of the land in the Design Team , . - :sion for the focal point park in the downtown area. Attached please find a map of the above imentioned proper-ties.