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rei ----'\) ( ); tli< Item #6.5. MEMORANDUM DATE: Mayor & City Council Pat Klaers, City Adm{~ \j October 18,1999 SUBJECT: Lafayette Woods 4th Addition - Park Dedication Requirement I understand that the Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the park dedication fee for Lafayette Woods 4th Addition at its meeting on October 13, 1999. It should be noted that Commissioners Dave and Dana Anderson were not in attendance at this meeting. I also understand that the commission recommended no change in the park dedication requirements for Lafayette Woods 4th Addition. . I have to indicate to the City Council that I disagree with this recommendation from the Park and Recreation Commission. Granted there has been some turnover on the commission, but I think that the commission has somewhat "forgotten" what it wanted from this project when it was originally submitted in late 1994 and early 1995. It seems clear from the attached May 10, 1995, minutes when the preliminary plat was reviewed, that the commission had a strong desire for Outlot A becoming public park property and that the commission was willing to reduce park dedication fees in an effort to obtain this Outlot. The developer did give the city Outlot A, not as part of the park dedication requirement and not as a conservation easement, but simply as an outlot to the city to use as it sees fit. In addition to giving the city Outlot A, the developer paid the park dedication fees that were in effect for Phase I, II, and III. Due to the dramatic increase in park dedication fees in early 1999 and due to the fact that Outlot A was given to the city, the developer has asked for a reduced park dedication fee for the remaining 38 lots that comprise 4th Addition. The request is to have park dedication fees equal to what was given to Trott Brook Farms on a negotiated basis, which is $900 per lot. This results in a $400 per lot reduction totaling a $15,200 savings. . I believe the developer has served the city well by giving Outlot A without it being applied toward park dedication fees and that his request should be granted. This October, the Park and Recreation Commission was concerned about setting a precedent, but I believe that this is truly an unusual situation and I am recommending that the developer's request be approved based mainly on Outlot A being given to the city and the May 10, 1995, Park and Recreation Commission motion on this issue. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425