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Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 10.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Work Session June 5, 2017 Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Woodland Trails Regional Park Potential Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Acquisition <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Discussion and Council direction. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Walter Malmstrom contacted staff to see if the city was interested in acquiring 22.25 acres of his property <br />for Woodland Trails Regional Park. Mr. Malmstrom leased the property for the past 10 years to the <br />Tiller Corp. for mining. The property was recently rehabbed by filling in with sand to decrease some of <br />the elevations. It is located along Proctor Road and adjacent to the 14.79 acre property he sold to the <br />city in 2007 for an eastern access to Woodland Trails. <br /> <br />The 2007 purchase was made with Park Dedication Funds for $406,725. He currently does not have the <br />property listed. The Woodland Trails Regional Park Master Plan does not reference this area as an <br />interest for acquisition. It recommends, on page 20 under Park Land Acquisition, “Based on purchasing <br />opportunities, potential acquisition includes existing mining areas to the east of the park, particularly for <br />potential water features.” <br /> <br />The Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed the parcel on May 10, 2017, and recommend <br />acquisition. The Commission indicated the property could be used for athletic fields, skate park, trail <br />head, a playground, and a sledding hill. <br /> <br />The city does not have funding for acquisition, acquisition may be pursued by a grant through the <br />Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC). If interested, a grant application <br />will need to be approved before the July 31 application deadline. Staff previously planned to apply for <br />park improvements with a GMRPTC application which would directly compete for funding with this <br />potential application. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />The cost of an appraisal is estimated to cost up to $5,000. The appraisal must be preformed by a <br />qualified licensed appraiser and must meet the DNR appraisal guidelines. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Land Parcel of Interest <br /> Photograph of Parcel <br /> <br /> <br />