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Parks and Recreation Commission - December 14, 2016 <br /> The Parks and Recreation Commission re-reviewed the application. They discussed the <br /> "intent" of the Trail Connectivity map located within the Parks Master Plan. Master plans <br /> developed by the city are intended to evaluate a comprehensive system and establish plans to <br /> guide city decisions, thus taking out the guess work for individual properties and analyzing <br /> them case by case. These types of plans typically include graphics which are utilized <br /> extensively to make decisions. Staff's interpretation of the Parks Master Plan,based on text <br /> and the map graphics,is the trail along Elk Lake Road is located on the west side and that an <br /> easement should not be required on the subject property. Without direction, Commission <br /> Chair, Dave Anderson, contacted Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. (HKGi),who drafted the <br /> Master Plan, and requested clarification on the intention of the Master Plan graphics. <br /> Attached is a memo from Paul Paige of HKGi with his interpretation of the Master Plan <br /> Exhibit 5.6. However, decisions cannot be made based on intent but rather all decisions <br /> must be made based on plans approved by the City Council. <br /> The applicants spoke during the public hearing and questioned how the city can require an <br /> easement on the east side of Elk Lake Road when the Master Plan shows a future trail on the <br /> west side of Elk Lake Road as it relates to their property. They stated that if the intent was <br /> to leave opportunities for interpretation of a future trail location, the map is unclear and <br /> misleading to the public. They also questioned how the city can require a cash dedication for <br /> park dedication, as well as an easement for public use. They understand they own the land <br /> under the easement but when a trail is constructed on their property for the public,it <br /> becomes "public land" and not just their land. They feel it is two forms of dedication. <br /> The Commission recommended (4-3) that a 10 foot trail easement be required along the <br /> western side of Lot 2,Block 1, of the proposed plat (east side of Elk Lake Road). <br /> Staff continues to recommend park dedication be paid in the form of cash for one lot and <br /> no easement be required. <br /> N:APublic Bodies\Agenda Packets\12-19-2016\Final\7.4 ot8 P&R Memo.docx <br />