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1986-87, we were advised that this platted property had to be divided into pie • shaped parcels and deeded to all of the adjacent property owners. Additionally, all of the property owners had to agree to this situation. On the other hand, park land that is purchased by the City can be disposed of by the Council for any reason. Please see the attached map from the Park and Recreation Master Park Plan that shows the major park properties owned by the City. Also attached for your review is the 1/25/95 memo from Steve Rohlf to the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee regarding park planning. This memo includes a map and an inventory of City parks along with some trails information. Some park land that may not be identified in all of the material that is attached include the Tot Park (behind Roger Holmgren's house), the park in the Elk Hills Drive subdivision, and the lot adjacent to Pete's mini-storage on 1911/2 Avenue. One non park property that the City has obtained is the area north of Jackson Avenue, west of Highway 169, and east of Holt Avenue. This area was deeded to the City by MnDOT when Jackson Avenue was realigned in 1988. With the recent decision to realign Holt Avenue, the City may have a developable commercial lot once utilities are available. This is one piece of property that everyone agrees can be sold as it will serve no future park or open space purposes. Some of the other City owned property includes road easements or corridors that the City has obtained through the platting process or that the City has purchased through the tax forfeiture process. This is also true with some drainage ponds and easements that the City has obtained through the platting process or through the tax forfeiture process. Government facilities that the City owns include the City Hall site and complex, the old City Hall site, the public works building site, the Fire Department facility, the Wastewater Treatment site, the Liquor Store, the new Liquor Store site, and the Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge land. Additionally, the City has explored opportunities to purchase land in the western part of the City for a future Westbound Liquor store. Granted, this liquor store may not be constructed for five or ten years, but much like the new Northbound Liquor store site and obtaining park property for the future, it is important that the City obtain the right piece of property for Westbound, even if it is not built for five or ten years. Additionally, regarding the sludge land, an item that will be talked about later in the joint meeting, is the possible development of recreation fields on the 121/2 acres of this sludge land that is adjacent to 165th Avenue. •