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City Council Minutes Page 2 <br />June 26, 2000 <br /> <br />4.1. Review Proposal for Brookstone Development Inc. Fees <br /> <br />City Administrator Pat Klaers stated that, as directed by council, he and Finance <br />Director Lori Johnson met with Rick Martens of Brookstone Development inc. <br />regarding Brookstone's financial obligations for the business park project. Mr. <br />Klaers indicated that Brookstone Development Inc. was not provided information <br />regarding the new park dedication fees in a timely manner. Mr. Klaers discussed <br />a compromise that Brookstone Development Inc. and the city might be able to <br />agree upon. Mr. Klaers listed the following recommendations to council: <br /> <br />the entire $28,000 surface water management fee be paid at the time <br />of platting. <br />$32,000 (1/2 of the $64,000) in park dedication fees be paid beginning <br />with the development of the second lot and that the fee be pro-rated <br />and paid when building permits are issued. <br />the city transfer $32,000 from its general fund cash balance to the <br />parks capital project reserve. <br /> <br />Councilmembers Farber and Thompson commented that the park dedication <br />fee (:mount would be a good compromise, but did not believe that $32,000 <br />should be transferred from the general fund at this time. Councilmembers Farber <br />and Thompson suggested that the Park and Recreation Commission return to the <br />City Council at a later date with a project for those funds. <br /> <br />Mayor Kiinzing indicated that she opposed any sort of compromise regarding the <br />park dedication fees. Mayor Klinzing stated that she would like to see the entire <br />amount of fees ($64,000) collected over time and that Brookstone Development <br />Inc. could pass this expense on to their customers as a cost of doing business. <br />Mayor Klinzing stated that she is opposed to any money being transferred from <br />the general fund at the taxpayer's expense. <br /> <br />Councilmember Matin stated that the park dedication fee compromise of <br />$32,000 was too much and the developer should pay at least $48,000 of the <br />$64,000 owed in park dedication fees. Councilmember Matin stated that <br />transferring the remaining $16,000 fee would not make a difference to the parks <br />capital project reserve. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED THAT THE $28,000 IN SURFACE WATER <br />MANAGEMENT FEE BE PAID AT THE TIME OF PLATTING AND THAT $32,000 IN PARK <br />DEDICATION FEES BE PAID BEGINNING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECOND LOT <br />AND THAT THE FEE BE PRO-RATED AND PAID WHEN BUILDING PERMITS ARE ISSUED. <br />COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION FAILED 2-3. <br />Mayor Klinzing and Councilmembers Matin and Dietz opposed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dietz stated that he agreed on the motion with the exception <br />that the city should transfer the $32,000 from its general fund cash balance to the <br />parks capital reserve. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED THAT THE $28,000 IN SURFACE WATER <br />MANAGEMENT FEES BE PAID AT THE TIME OF PLATTING; THAT $32,000 IN PARK <br />DEDICATION FEES BE PAID BY BROOKSTONE DEVELOPMENT INC. BEGINNING WITH <br />THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECOND LOT AND THAT THE FEE BE PRO-RATED AND PAID <br />WHEN BUILDING PERMITS ARE ISSUED; AND THAT $32,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND <br /> <br /> <br />