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7.2 Park Dedication – Bradford Park Preliminary Plat <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker presented the staff report. Staff is recommending moving lots #180 through <br />#184 to the far west section in Outlot H at the end of Road A to provide better, fuller <br />access to the body of water. <br /> <br />Mr. Tabone, Land Entitlement Manager representing Lennar Homes 16305 36th Ave N <br />Plymouth, shared after the discussions at the meeting last year there was a lot of talk about <br />trail systems. Lennar Homes looked at shifting homes to the west section of Outlot H but <br />you would lose some of the usable area. Lennar Homes is asking to use the upland area for <br />park dedication which is 34 acres of upland with water features in the middle. <br /> <br />Chair Williams asked Mr. Tabone if Lennar was okay with moving lots #180 through #184. <br />Mr. Tabone said they will review that option after receiving comments from the planning <br />department but cannot guarantee that it will work. <br /> <br />Commissioner Anderson asked how many acres are buildable or programmable in Outlot H. <br />Mr. Tabone shared that is about 5-6 acres. Commissioner Anderson asked about the trail <br />around the upper pond in Outlot E. Mr. Tabone shared they need to look at that and it will <br />be part of the future preliminary plat for that area. <br /> <br />Commissioner Loidolt asked why staff is recommending moving the homes to the west <br />section of Outlot H. Mr. Hecker stated that staff felt it would provide greater access to the <br />body of water in Outlot G. Mr. Stremcha stated depending on the topography it would <br />consolidate Outlot H so if there is programming or events it wouldn’t be taking place in <br />someone’s backyard. Chair Williams stated he would like to hold off on the discussion of <br />moving the lots until next month so Lennar can work on it. Commissioner Brown would <br />rather have the lots where they are today because he wouldn’t want a park on each side of <br />the houses. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek would be more comfortable if the entire park and trails were laid out <br />before we begin. He understands it will be constructed in phases but wants to know what <br />the park will be like in its entirety. He also thinks the city should look at a shoreline <br />management plan that will maintain and enhance the body of water. Mr. Tabone said that <br />sounds like something the city will do in the future once the Outlots were conveyed to the <br />city. <br /> <br />Commissioner Anderson asked if we can put the action items on hold until next month <br />since we are withholding one of the items. He feels like the programmable space looks small <br />and wants to make sure the property is giving us the space to do the programming we want. <br />Chair Williams shared that 5-6 acres is the same usable space as Trott Brook Park. Mr. <br />Tabone shared 5-6 acres is a good programmable space and added that even though it’s not <br />highlighted around the water features there are spaces for lookouts, vistas, and park areas <br />that range from a quarter acre to a half-acre. Mr. Tabone would like the recommendation to <br />come from the commission to move forward as of tonight and would prefer not to wait a <br />month. Mr. Tabone shared there was discussion about programming the park or leaving it <br />natural and the intention was to provide this area for the city to decide how to use it. Chair