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<br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and <br />community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To <br />Parks and Recreation Commission <br />Item Number <br />7.7 <br />Agenda Section <br />Action Item <br />Meeting Date <br />February 10, 2021 <br />Prepared by <br />Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Item Description <br />Elk River Golf Course Property <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Discussion of the Elk River Golf Course property adjacent to Woodland Trails Regional Park <br /> <br />Recommend, by motion, the city consider acquiring property from the Elk River Golf Course. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Chris Singer representing the Elk River Golf Course (ERGC) presented to City Council February 1 the <br />potential purchase of the Pinewood Golf Course. His proposal is to give the city 18-acres of ERGC property <br />and $25,0000 in exchange for the purchase of Pinewood. It was briefly discussed at the Council meeting the <br />desire of the Parks and Recreation Commission to acquire this property. <br /> <br />The last time the Parks and Recreation Commission discussed the purchase of the ERGC property was <br />January 16, 2007. The Commission voted in December 2006 to recommend the purchase of 7.8 as a buffer <br />along the GNT in case the ERGC sells the wooded property to a developer. Appraised value of the 7.8 acres <br />of golf course property was $22,500 per acre for a total of $175,500. Due to the limited amount of funds <br />available in 2007, the Commission recommended purchase of only the Malmstrom property for WTRP. <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation Director Bill Maertz in December 2005 recommended purchase of the similar property <br />so it could be a buffer for the GNT. The proposal was for $250,000 – a DNR matching grant could pay <br />$125,000, but the DNR determined the grant was not viable after surveying the property and determining the <br />woods to be of low quality. <br /> <br />The WTRP July 2016 master plan recommends acquiring the northwest corner of the ERGC property. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Ethical, efficient, and responsible <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Elk River Golf Course property <br /> WTRP Master Plan pages 20 & 21