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City Council Minutes Page 9 <br /> October 19,2015 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> Mayor Dietz recessed the meeting at 7:52 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:00 <br /> p.m. <br /> 9.1 Park Dedication Fees <br /> Mr. Hecker presented the staff report. <br /> Rita Trapp, Planner from HKGi,presented a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> The Council discussed the fact that overall, revenue generated from collection of <br /> park dedication fees using the current schedule would decrease,but then the city <br /> would comply with state statute. The council requested a 3-year lookback of platted <br /> properties to get an idea of how much lower the park dedication fees would be with <br /> the recommended approach. Staff will put together this information for a future <br /> meeting. <br /> Regarding city code revisions,the following areas were suggested to bring the current <br /> code into compliance: <br /> Staff recommended removing the sentence indicating the use of the cash dedication <br /> specifically referencing the payment of funds for trails. The city does not have a trail <br /> fee, nor does it intend to require fees for trails; therefore,it was recommended that <br /> the sentence be removed to eliminate any confusion. Council concurred with this <br /> recommendation. <br /> Staff recommended removing the specific references requiring Parks and Recreation <br /> Commission involvement in the platting process. The consensus of the council was <br /> not in favor of this and indicated they would still like the commission's review of the <br /> plat, noting specific findings of fact why the land will be taken versus the cash. <br /> Staff recommended removing the Open Space Preservation Plats requirements that <br /> include specific provisions for park dedication. Council concurred with this <br /> recommendation. <br /> 9.2 Concept Review for Modern Construction <br /> Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. <br /> Jessie Hartung with Modern Construction presented his concept plan entitled <br /> "Ecology." <br /> Mayor Dietz stated he felt the city would set a bad precedence in forgiving the <br /> requested development fees and felt it would open the door for others to ask for the <br /> same treatment. He felt there were other ways for the city to assist with this project <br /> but not in favor of this type of approach. <br /> UREJ <br />