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Park & Recreation Commission Minutes ~overnber13.2002 Page 2 e 6. Neighborhood Meetings/Discussions: None 7. Park Development Progress Report Phil Hals stated that approximately 40 trees have been removed from the City Hall fUtilities Expansion site and transplanted into various parks within the city. Nine trees were recently transplanted into Hillside Park and six or seven to the Youth Athletic Complex. Public Works has spent many hours in the last month getting ready for winter. The most time consuming job has been to winterize the 23 irrigation systems that are the responsibility of the city. The Public Works Department has also been working on preparing the ice rinks at Lions Park. Mr. Hals stated that Public Works has two sets of hockey boards and they would like direction from the Commission as to which park they should be located. Staff recommends two hockey rinks at Lions Park and to have open skating at the Handke Pit. Staff believes it is easier to supervise skaters this way. Discussion took place and it was the consensus of the Commission for Lions Park and Handke to each have one hockey rink and one open skating rink. The Commission directed staff to report back on problems and the number of skaters by type (recreational and hockey) at a future meeting. 8. City Recreation Update e Family Fright Night at Woodland Trails was a huge success. There were about 200 children pre-registered and about 200 more registered at the door. Parking was available at the golf course and public works trucks and fire trucks were used as shuttles to the trails. This was the first year this event was held and staff hopes this will become an annual event based on the great reviews. 9A. Community Events: None: 9.B. Land Use Cases: None 9.C. ParklTrail Development Issues: Park Dedication Fees for 2003 Director of Planning Michele McPherson presented to the Commission the proposed park dedication fee increases for 2003. The current fees are $1,540 per lot for residential, $3,000 per acre for commercial, and $2,000 per acre for industrial. In past years, the Commission has recommended to the City Council an increase of 5% for residential park fees. A 5% increase for 2003 would increase the residential park dedication fee to $1,617 per lot. Staff recommends that the fee be rounded to $1,615 to make it easier for calculations. Staff also recommends that the commercial and industrial rates be maintained at their current levels since there is very little commercial or industrial activity occurring at this time. e COMMISSIONER KUESTER MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT RESIDENTIAL PARK DEDICATION FEES BE INCREASED 5% FROM $1,540 PER LOT TO $1,615 PER LOT FOR 2003 WITH COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL RATES REMAINING AT THEIR CURRENT LEVELS. COMMISSIONER POLSTON-HORK SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.