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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, .Tune 13, 2016 Page 7 sion. Councilmeinber Laliberte noted considerable community concern related to the project that residents apparently felt had come out of nowhere. Councilmem- ber Laliberte noted the need for more clarification from the City Council's per- spective and explanation of their rationale in moving forward. To provide additional context, Mayor Roe reviewed the City Council meeting in � closed session several weeks ago to consider this pro�erty that had been put on_ ; _ _ _ _ - - _— — -- _ --- — - - the market, with the current owner offering the-city the first-option to acquire it. - � At that time, Mayor Roe advised that it had been brought to the City Council to consider the acquisition, and as per State Statute, the City Council had met in ; closed session to consider making an offer on the property, Mayor Roe further � clarified the closed nature of that consideration was for the purpose of forming a potential offer, and to not make such an offer known in a public forum to disad- ! vantage the city making an offer. Mayor Roe noted that these parcels located in this southwestern part of Roseville had been reviewed as part of the 2010 Park � Master Plan and subsequent Park Renewal Program, and identified as possible fu- � ture park land opportunities at that time. � � Referencing the displayed map specifically, Councilmember Etten identified the "circles" and their distances from green space or public use land, noting that this land is outside every existing circle, and would serve to bring more people closer to available parlc land. Based on the concept of the map, Councilmember Etten opined that this acquisition would ensure more people within that area could be tied into the parlc systems in that area of Roseville. Councilmember McGehee stated that she had originally been opposed to this ac- quisition, and that opposition had been reinforced with several neighborhood meetings since then. Councilmeinber McGehee stated that most people in the southwest area of Roseville more commonly identified the vacant parcel across the street rather than these parcels. She stated that this parcel (2025 County Road B) had been brought to the attention of the Parks & Recreation Commission and Department, but for reasons she couldn't understand, was apparently found unde- sirable. Councilmember McGehee opined that every city park did not need to fa- cilitate recreation land and ballfields, which apparently was the rationale of one commissioner who stated the preferred parcel (2025 County Road B) wasn't big enough to toss a ball. Councilmember McGehee stated that the way the street was set up, and with the city continuing to work on connecting the community through pathways and sidewalks, the same distance of'/ mile to reach the preferred parcel was not problematic. Councilmember McGehee stated that most residents could access green space, ballfields, and tennis courts elsewhere within a 1/ mile radius, including at the adjacent Brimhall School when school was not in session, as well as those same activities available at Falcon Heights Community Park. All of these areas are currently easily and safely accessible using Roseville-installed pathway connections. However, Councilmember McGehee opined that the one piece still missing was natural parkland in this southwest area of Roseville, which