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Park & Recreation Commission Minutes Page 2 July 13, 2005 ------------------------------------ MOVED BY COMMISSIONER NYSTROM AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ANDERSON TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF BAT HOUSES AT WOODLAND TRAILS PARK. MOTION CARRIED 4-0 Brita Lofgren and Caitlin Holgreen, co-chairs of Wheels to Shoes Race to Mobility presented information about the race held on July 9, 2005 at Woodland Trails Park. This was their third year with 100 participants and they raised $1,200.00, which will go to the Courage Center to help purchase hand cycles. They would like to hold the event on July 8, 2006. 5.Land Use Items 5.a Request for Administrative Subdivision (Goetz/Gilbert) Chris Leeseburg, Planner/Parks Planner shared information regarding a request for an Administrative Subdivision to create one new lot. The site is not large enough for land dedication and is outside of any park target area. Staff therefore suggests that cash for one lot be collected for park dedication. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER ANDERSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER NIZIOLEK TO RECOMMEND TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR CASH DEDICATION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0 5.b Request for a Preliminary Plat –Kingdom Estates 2 nd Chris Leeseburg, Planner/Parks Planner shared information regarding preliminary plat of Kingdom Estates 2. Staff would like a recommendation from the Commission regarding nd park dedication. Commissioner Nystrom asked what the county ditch easements are in the area. Stating this may be a good starting point of a future trail system. Would like to consider 33 feet from the centerline of the ditch on each side. Chris Leeseburg, Planner/Parks Planner shared data from the NRI so that the commission could see how this plat fits into it. Commissioner Paige stated he likes the idea of establishing ditches as potential future trails, even though constructability may be an issue. Commissioner Anderson stated that there might not be much opportunity for a park on this plat due to lot sizes. Homeowners tend to install their own play structures when lots are 2.5 acres and are served better by regional or community parks. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER NYSTROM TO RECOMMEND A 50-FOOT EASEMENT FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE DITCH FOR FUTURE TRAILS OR OTHER NATURAL TRAIL CORRIDOR CONNECTIONS. Director of Parks and Recreation, Bill Maertz made of point of clarification that instead of an easement they would take park dedication, whatever amount of acreage it would be required to get a trail width adjacent to the creek with this plat.