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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />City Council Minutes <br />August 7. 1989 <br /> <br />~~yor Tralle indicated that he felt there was a need for a survey to be <br />sent out to the Elk River citizens to receive input regarding the parks <br />and general desires of the Elk River citizens. He indicated that when <br />the Park and Recreation Commission sends this survey out. he would like <br />to see other issues facing the City. such as a joint Community Center and <br />City Hall included in the survey. Mike O'Brien indicated that the Park <br />and Recreation Commission has been discussing this and that they will <br />keep the Council informed. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO ACCEPT THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AN <br />ELK RIVER MASTER PARKS PLAN SUBMITTED BY SANDERS AND ASSOCIATES. <br />INCORPORATED. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br />CARRIED 3-0. <br /> <br />6.2. Consider Commercial and Industrial Park Dedication Fee Policy <br /> <br />Mayor Tralle indicated that the City currently collects park dedication <br />fees for residential developments at $350.00 per dwelling unit. He <br />further stated that the City ordinance does allow for collecting of park <br />dedication fees for commercial and industrial development. however. the <br />City currently does not collect park dedication fees from these types of <br />developments. <br /> <br />Steve Rohlf. Building and Zoning Administrator. indicated that the <br />Planning Commission and Park and Recreation Commission have both reviewed <br />this subject and have recommended that the park dedication fees for <br />commercial and industrial development be charged on a per unit basis with <br />a unit being considered one acre. He further indicated that they <br />recommended that the charge per unit be $2.000. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kropuenske indicated that he felt it was a good idea to <br />collect park dedication fees from commercial and industrial development. <br />However. he stated that $2.000 per unit is overpriced at this time. <br />Councilmember Kropuenske stated that the City of Elk River is struggling <br />now to get small businesses into town and if the park dedication fees are <br />too high. this would further discourage development. He indicated that <br />he would be against the proposal if $2.000 per unit was used because he <br />felt that this was higher than 10% of the fair market value. <br /> <br />The Council discussed the possibility of differentiating between <br />industrial and commercial land and also between land with no city <br />services and land with city services. It was the consensus that <br />industrial and commercial land with city services had a higher market <br />value than land without and. therefore. a higher park dedication fee <br />could be charged for land with city services. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 89-52. A RESOLUTION <br />SETTING COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PARK DEDICATION FEES AT $1.000 PER UNIT <br />FOR NON CITY SEWER AND WATER INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND <br />$1.500 PER UNIT FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH CITY SEWER <br />AND WATER. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION <br />CARRIED 3-0. <br />