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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes June 14, 2023 Page 2 Lennar noted that this is an extremely difficult place to locate a trail corridor. To compromise and add the connection desired by the City, lot 194 was relocated to the westerly block of homesites at the intersection of Road A and Road G. The trail can be shifted east out of the spillway through the flat area that was lot 194. Lennar is asking for construction cost credit for this trail segment because it will require a retaining wall and is an improvement being requested by the City. Park trail and south loop trail: Given that the trail segment in the park (Outlot H) connects to the regional trail, Lennar is seeking construction credit for that portion. They are also seeking construction credit for the southern loop of the waterfront trail because it will connect to the regional trail and connects to Ivanhoe Avenue, which will facilitate regional vehicular and pedestrian mobility through the community and beyond. Chair Williams said that he would not vote for the water credit. He believed it would be setting a precedent and it is against current ordinance. Chair Williams said that Mr. Tabone would have to go to the City Council to request a change in ordinance. Mr. Tabone stated Lennar would be able to build the orange areas on the exhibit of the park trail at their credit at cost versus the City having to go out to bid from others etc. Mr. Tabone would appreciate support from the commission on this before the City Council meeting. Commissioner Anderson said that this is super complex, and he has many questions. Commissioner Anderson requested to see the grading plan that Mr. Hecker had in the power point from last month. Mr. Tabone explained that the orange trail portion on the exhibit between J and K is shown as a spillway and the city has requested that it be made into a trail, but it does need some culverting and grading. Lennar would have to do storm water modeling, etc. to make that happen so that is why they would like credit. Commissioner Anderson asked what the construction cost credit would be. Lennar would have their contractor send it out for bid. Lennar would receive the credit for everything that would be necessary to make that portion a trail. Commissioner Anderson expressed concerns that without a dollar amount, he does not see how they can agree to give them credit for something that could be a large amount. He said that as far as the amount of green park land there does not appear to be much flat usable land. Commissioner Anderson asked how many acres of flat usable land there was. Mr. Hecker and Mr. Tabone explained that once the grading is done it will be five to six usable programmable acres in Outlot H.. Mr. Tabone said that he had worked with Mr. Stremcha, City of Elk River Assistant City Administrator/Business Services Director and Zach Carlton, Community Development Director, on what would be usable acreage. The total acreage of the usable programmable space on the Bradford Park exhibit that has been passed out is 26.68 acres. Commissioner Anderson asked if that is a pond that will run dry, and Mr. Tabone explained that it would if there was a lack of rain, but it is not the piece of water that they are requesting the water credit for. Commissioner Anderson said that before them tonight are several requests. Commissioner Loidolt asked if J and K would be man-made, and Mr. Tabone confirmed that they would. Mr. Tabone I E I E I 1 1 NATURE