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.(.1 A.( <br /> c / <br /> t MEMOy of <br /> it <br /> RANDUM <br /> 1ik� <br /> River . <br /> TO: PARK AND RECRE. p iaK <br /> COMMISSION / <br /> FROM: PATRICK KLAERS, <br /> CITY ADMINISTRATOR <br /> DATE: MARCH 31, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEETING <br /> A special meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission has been called by <br /> Chair Anderson for 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, 1994. The sole purpose of <br /> this meeting is to evaluate a revised Park Dedication proposal that is <br /> associated with the Country Ridge plat. As you may know, Chair Dave <br /> Anderson offered some comments to the City Council when the Country <br /> Ridge preliminary plat was before them. The comments from Dave related to <br /> the environmental value of the approximately 7 acre oak tree area in the <br /> • north part of this plat (directly south of the proposed Orono Parkway, which <br /> runs along the southern boundary of the County Fairground property). <br /> The Commission has reviewed this plat a number of times as it relates to the <br /> proposed trail. The developers control approximately 160 acres of property <br /> that was formerly owned by the Lakoduk family. Approximately 120 acres of <br /> this property is planned for residential development. During a concept <br /> review of the entire residential development area, some park land was <br /> designated along Joplin Avenue south of County Road 30. The remaining <br /> park dedication requirements were going to be fulfilled through cash <br /> payments. <br /> A meeting has been held with the developers, and a revised proposal has <br /> been presented. This revised plat proposal calls for the northern boundary of <br /> the plat to be very close to the southern boundary of this tree area. The <br /> developers are also proposing to dedicate approximately 7 acres of this tree <br /> area as "park land" in order to meet their park dedication requirements for <br /> the entire 120 acres of residential land. As a City and a Park and Recreation <br /> Commission, I believe we must also insist on a 3 acre park south of C.R. 30 in <br /> order to have the developer meet our park dedication requirements for the <br /> 120 acres. Approximately 10 acres of park land for 120 acres of residential <br /> • property is slightly less than our general rule of 10%. The developer would <br /> still have a road coming through this tree area to access the plat, and the <br /> P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />