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Church Roaewille Lutheran 1215 West Roselawn, Roseville, Minnesota 55113, Telephone 488-6661 June 7.1993 Keith Wieteckl 2428 Farrington Circle Roseville. MN 55113 Dear Mr. Wieteckl. Re: City of Roseville Exchange for the Fonner Lexington School Site My name Is Dave Bishop. and along with Pastor George Weinman I will be the spokesperson for Roseville Lutheran Church at the Rosevllle Planning Commission's hearing on Wednesday. June 9. Rosevllle Lutheran Church has worked closely with the Rosevllle staff to create an opportunity for Roseville to assemble the last 9-acre. fully buildable park space south of Highway 36. We have proposed that the City acquire the former Lexington School site on County Road B and lexington Avenue in exchange with Rosevllle Lutheran Church for other City-owned land to the east of our Church building at Roselawn Avenue and Femwood. That City property. currently housing Bruce Russell Park, will also be leased back to the City for park purposes over a number of years. This unique opportunity matured only In the past two months. Rosevllle Lutheran Church outlined the exchange and lease-back to the City Council at Its April 19 workshop. On May 5 Roseville Lutheran Church invited those neighbors most directly affected to an Informational meeting. On May 12 Roseville Lutheran Church hosted a two-hour neighborhood-wide informational meeting addressing all aspects of the exchange. Under state law. when Roseville contemplates the exchange or sale of public property the Planning Commission must state whether or not the proposed transaction is consistent with the then-existing Comprehensive Use Plan. The City Council can consider that information later this month when it addresses the merits of Rosevllle Lutheran Church's exchange opportunity. We have discussed the purpose of the Planning Commission's hearing with City staff. We understand that the single issue for the Planning Commission's review on June 9 Is quite narrow.