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ITEM 4.4. <br /> <br />'~ity of <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City <br /> <br />October 21, 1996 <br /> <br />Gagne Land Donation <br /> <br />The city has discussed obtaining land for park and public purposes from Mr. <br />Gagne for a number of years. This potential public land is north of Highway <br />10, north of the Elk River, along the Waco Avenue alignment. Mr. Gagne has <br />48.27 acres in this area (see attached maps) and over the years has offered to <br />sell this land to the city. <br /> <br />Mr. Gagne has recently advised the city that he is willing to donate this land <br />to the city for park and public purposes. This land gift is subject to City <br />Council approval and acceptance of an appraisal which identifies the value of <br />this property. Additionally, the city will need to have a Phase I <br />environmental audit completed before it formally accepts this property. The <br />audit will need to indicate that there are no environmental concerns on this <br />property. Attached for your review is the September 19, 1996, letter from <br />Mr. Gagne and a summary of the appraisal that was completed by Jerry <br />Smith of Century 21. <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Commission has reviewed this site at a number of <br />meetings. This property was included as part of the 1991 Master Park Plan. <br />In the draft updated Master Park Plan, a park in this vicinity is also <br />identified. In April, 1995, the Commission also evaluated this area as a <br />potential location for recreation fields. Part of this property is in the flood <br />plain and is fiat and open and conducive to the development of recreation <br />fields. If flooding were to take place in this area, there would be limited <br />damage to the recreation fields. Access into this area was one of the major <br />concerns that led the Commission to recommend that this property not be <br />purchased and developed into recreation fields. Nonetheless, the <br />Commission supported obtaining this property if economically feasible for <br />park purposes. Accordingly the Park and Recreation Commission supports <br />this donation. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed this land donation at its September 24, <br />1996, meeting and unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council <br />accept this gift. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />