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l'' . <br /> Page 2 , <br /> City Council Minutes <br /> August 7, 1989 <br /> • <br /> Mayor Tralle indicated that he felt there was a need for a survey to be <br /> sent out to the Elk River citizens to receive input regarding the parks <br /> and general desires of the Elk River citizens. He indicated that when <br /> the Park and Recreation Commission sends this survey out, he would like <br /> to see other issues facing the City, such as a joint Community Center and <br /> City Hall included in the survey. Mike O'Brien indicated that the Park <br /> and Recreation Commission has been discussing this and that they will <br /> keep the Council informed. <br /> COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO ACCEPT THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AN <br /> ELK RIVER MASTER PARKS PLAN SUBMITTED BY SANDERS AND ASSOCIATES, <br /> INCORPORATED. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br /> CARRIED 3-0. <br /> 6.2. Consider Commercial and Industrial Park Dedication Fee Policy <br /> Mayor Tralle indicated that the City currently collects park dedication <br /> fees for residential developments at $350.00 per dwelling unit. He <br /> further stated that the City ordinance does allow for collecting of park <br /> dedication fees for commercial and industrial development, however, the <br /> City currently does not collect park dedication fees from these types of <br /> developments. <br /> Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, indicated that the <br /> Planning Commission and Park and Recreation Commission have both reviewed <br /> 1 <br /> III <br /> this subject and have recommended that the park dedication fees for <br /> commercial and industrial development be charged on a per unit basis with <br /> a unit being considered one acre. He further indicated that they <br /> recommended that the charge per unit be $2,000. <br /> Councilmember Kropuenske indicated that he felt it was a good idea to <br /> collect park dedication fees from commercial and industrial development. <br /> However, he stated that $2,000 per unit is overpriced at this time. <br /> Councilmember Kropuenske stated that the City of Elk River is struggling <br /> now to get small businesses into town and if the park dedication fees are <br /> too high, this would further discourage development. He indicated that <br /> he would be against the proposal if $2,000 per unit was used because he <br /> felt that this was higher than 10% of the fair market value. <br /> The Council discussed the possibility of differentiating between <br /> industrial and commercial land and also between land with no city <br /> services and land with city services. It was the consensus that <br /> industrial and commercial land with city services had a higher market <br /> value than land without and, therefore, a higher park dedication fee <br /> could be charged for land with city services. <br /> COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 89-52, A RESOLUTION <br /> SETTING COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PARK DEDICATION FEES AT $1,000 PER UNIT <br /> FOR NON CITY SEWER AND WATER INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND <br /> $1.500 PER UNIT FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH CITY SEWER <br /> j AND WATER. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br /> CARRIED 3-0. Ilk <br />