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pci• S TI©� ��h1� t � C�c, � � <br /> rA c;\ <br /> • 5.A.2. Park Dedication Fees for Windsor Park <br /> Steve Wensman reviewed the proposal by Dynamics, Lamm and Dehrer, LLP, for <br /> Windsor Park, the City's first cluster development. Steve outlined three options for <br /> park dedication. Option 1—accept 12.06 acres of wooded open space for park, <br /> Option 2—require park dedication fees based on 21 lots as opposed to 31, 21 <br /> being the number that would be permitted under the conventional subdivision <br /> regulations, and Option 3 would be to waive the park dedication fee completely. <br /> Commissioner Kuester stated that the open space will be gone in the future as <br /> properties continue to develop, while the proposed 12 acres is isolated at this <br /> time, in the future it will more than likely be connected to other developments. <br /> Phil stated that the park could be attractive to the public with the proper <br /> amenities. Commissioner Reitsma suggested waiving the park fee, requiring the <br /> sidewalk be extended on the roads all the way around the park, and requiring <br /> the open space to have public access but have the homeowners provide <br /> maintenance. <br /> Commissioner Kuester observed that there is an inherent value conflict in the <br /> preserved open space due to the lack of public access, but the public benefit <br /> aesthetically for the open space. <br /> The Commission felt that a bituminous sidewalk on the interior of the proposed <br /> loop road would be better than the concrete sidewalk on the development side <br /> of the street proposed by the developer. <br /> • Commissioner Reitsma stated he would be comfortable with the 12.06 acres as a <br /> public park. <br /> Commissioner Peterson argued that even if the City required public access, the <br /> homeowners who would purchase the lots in the proposed development would <br /> be very possessive of the open space and want to keep it private. He <br /> advocated no concrete sidewalk around the park. <br /> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KUESTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER REITSMA TO <br /> ACCEPT 12.06 ACRES OF WOODED OPEN SPACE AND REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO <br /> CONSTRUCT A BITUMINOUS TRAIL ON THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE LOOP ROAD <br /> WITH A TRAIL TO COUNTY ROAD NO. 1 IN AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC ACCESS. THE <br /> MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. <br /> • <br />