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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes February 1,2006 and the committee was considering some of their equipment. Chairperson Peterson will contact Game Time to see if they can send a representative out, perhaps to the next committee meeting. Review of Skate Nieht with Horse Drawn Havride & Bonfire Unfortunately, due to the unseasonably warm weather, there was not ice on the rinks for skating, but the committee still held the bonfrre and horse drawn hayride. The event was well attended in spite of the lack of ice and the committee felt it was a success. St. Paul Water Utility Property on Centerville Lake The following update to the committee was from Mr. Dallas Larson, City Administrator regarding the property at 1601 LaMotte Drive. Council passed a motion scheduling a public hearing for February 22, to consider an application for grant funds from Minnesota DNR and authorized a request that capital bonding funds to be allocated to DNRfor a grantfor Centerville to purchase the land at 1601 LaMotte from St. Paul Regional Water. This is one last shot at securing grant dollars to buy the land along Centervi/le Lake. The City would close the purchase on about one-third of the property now and execute an option agreement to buy the balance. We need to make sure we are not committed to buy anything that we are requesting grant reimbursement on. The application to DNR would request 1 00% funding on the remaining land or about $350,000. We are hopeful to get at least one-half of that amount. The council made it clear that it doesn't want to do anything to jeopardize the ability to purchase the entire property at the agreed price, but want to secure grant funds if it is possible. It is expected that a decision on the grant would be made in July, so if unsuccessful, we will plan to proceed with the purchase at that time. The committee does not want this process to become lengthy as it has already been in the works for years. They also do not want to take a chance at losing the property. Council Member Paar assured the committee that the City Council felt the same way and simply wanted to fully explore the possibility of receiving a grant. Committee Member Seeley, Mayor Capra, Mr. Paul Palzer, Public Works DirectorlBuilding Official and Mr. Joel McPherson, Building Inspector all toured the house on the property on January 26, 2006. The feeling was the house was still in really good shape and it was a shame to have to tear it down. The committee discussed the option of moving it if the cost of tearing it down could be applied instead to the cost of moving it. There has been interest by the Centerville Lions to use the house as the Lion's Haunted House. The Centerville Lions are looking at various possibilities of where the house could be moved to within Centerville and getting bids to move the house to see if it is even a possibility. Church of St. Genevieve Trail Easements Chairperson Peterson previously brought up concerns regarding the easements not being recorded on the plat of St. Genevieve's new addition. A copy of a Warranty Deed was supplied to the committee which includes a legal description of the perpetual easement for public trail, drainage and utilities purposes over, under and across; then describes the property. The representatives of the church have this agreement, but as of yet, have not signed it. Chairperson Peterson met with City Administrator, Mr. Dallas Larson and Mr. Tom Wilharber, representative of St. Genevieve's Church, to look at the trail easements on the church property. The church is also currently looking at getting a variance from the City as there is a problem with the location 50f6