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Item#6. <br /> ity of <br /> E1kMEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayor & City Council <br /> FROM: Pat Klaers, City Administrator <br /> DATE: April 26, 1998 <br /> SUBJECT: Joint Meeting with the City Council and <br /> Park and Recreation Commission <br /> 6.3. BMX Park - Providing an opportunity for BMX activity and entering <br /> into a public/private partnership with the BMX organization are both <br /> acceptable and consistent with past practice in Elk River. However, the <br /> location of a BMX park in Hillside Park raises great concerns, especially <br /> as it relates to the cost of improvements and the type of improvements <br /> (i.e. entrance and parking areas) which may not be consistent with the <br /> • character of the park. <br /> It appears that a much more appropriate location for this activity is on <br /> the land the city purchased a few years ago from Mr. Cass. The youth <br /> baseball/girls softball fields at the youth athletic complex (YAC) is on <br /> part of this Cass property. The area for the BMX activity is directly east <br /> of these fields along 165th Avenue. Parking for larger BMX events could <br /> be provided at the adjacent softball/baseball complex. <br /> The city has always had, as a fallback position, the possibility of selling <br /> this proposed BMX area off to private parties for single family homes. <br /> This is a last resort to help fund park activities, but for the foreseeable <br /> future it is not recommended. In the long term, the city is going to need <br /> this property for recreation fields. More homes in the area would do no <br /> one any good except to generate a small amount of funds that would be <br /> reinvested into recreation facilities. <br /> 6.6. Park Dedication Expenditures - Attached is the material from the Park <br /> and Recreation Commission meeting where a recommendation was <br /> made to spend approximately $57,600 for park improvements. On an <br /> annual basis, the commission makes recommendations to the City <br /> Council on the expenditure of park dedication monies, and these <br /> • recommendations have generally been in the $30,000 to $60,000 range <br /> annually. <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />