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opposition. I was Chairman of the Planning Commission and conducted the hearing and we voted to the Council that they acquire the property. The property wasn't acquired and a year later it was split and it was gone. That's why I think Ramsey County didn't have the foresight to put it in and Roseville did have the foresight to buy some property that comprises about one of 22 park sites in the community. I think I've expressed myself at the public hearing. I don't want to irritate people by asking them questions or dis- agreeing with them because everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but many times after a public hearing you go home, and sometimes these public hearings are continued on to another date, and them the people don't show up - the ones you want to speak to about certain things, so I found it's better to confront the person when they're there and when they're at the public hearing it's an opportunity for you to speak to them. I think (inaudible) planning, and the responsi~ bility of the City Council is to develop the properties to the best way they know how to develop. As far as plot layout is concerned and street layout, it's up to our engineering staff to determine what utility is required, and it's difficult to disagree with the staff because the staff in some instances (inaudible) that's what they're paid for is to determine what utilities should go in, and I think that whether the developer or the prime land owner - be it any one of you people or George Reiling - he has a right to develop his property and basically I'm in favor of the proposal as submitted. Councilman Grauel then introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolution No. 6487 RESOLUTION ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT NO. SS-W-P-ST-76-23 UNDER AND PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 429 BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, that in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1961, Chapter 429, as amended, the Council held a public hearing pursuant to published notice, on the proposed construction of Improvement No. SS-W-P-ST-76-23 consisting of the installation of bituminous street, concrete curb and gutter, storm sewer facilities, watermain, sanitary sewer mains and -43-