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City of <br /> Elk <br /> River <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Michele McPherson, Director of Planning <br /> DATE: August 8, 2001 <br /> SUBJECT: P 01-05 <br /> Preliminary Plat of Elk River Station — Park Dedication <br /> Attachments <br /> • Location Map <br /> • Master Park Plan Excerpt <br /> • Project Overview Map <br /> • Park Descriptions—Submitted by Applicant <br /> Overview <br /> At the July 11, 2001 Commission meeting staff and the developer heard the following from the <br /> Commission: <br /> 1. A concern regarding how"public" the proposed parks would be. <br /> 2. The desire to get to a cash dedication of at least 50% of the total for development of <br /> parks elsewhere in the City. <br /> Analysis <br /> Level of Public" <br /> A number of commissioners expressed concern that this subdivision would act like a "gated <br /> community" and that the general public would not be welcome in the proposed parks. In all <br /> subdivisions within the City, the Commission has attempted to provide neighborhood parks for <br /> a specific number of residents that are not intended to draw from far corners of the City. Some <br /> neighborhood parks serve a several hundred residents while others may serve less than a <br /> hundred. In this case, there will be eight"neighborhood" parks sewing a population of <br /> approximately 1,000 people. <br />