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p-Q tyof lk River MEMORANDUM TO: Park and Recreation Commission FROM: Steven B. Ach, City Planner DATE: February 14, 1996 SUBJECT: Agenda Items 1. Lafayette Woods Preliminary Plat - Case P 95-2 This proposed project was reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission last year. The recommendation at that point was to accept the land dedication of approximately 30 acres along the north end of the plat. This large open space area has a potential to serve as an open • space/trail corridor to connect with the city trail on the west and the Highland Avenue corridor to the east. As this project worked its way through the Planning Commission and City Council, interest was expressed in trying to receive a combination of both land and cash as part of this development. Staff had met with the developer to discuss a land and cash contribution. The result of this meeting was to give partial credit to the large land area dedicated on the north, due to the extreme slopes and wetland conditions that exist and assign credit to basically a corridor that could be utilized for trail purposes. This land area amounted to approximately 50% of the park dedication requirements; therefore, the balance which would be paid in cash, came to an amount of approximately $53,000. In addition to this change in the park dedication requirements there were also a few additional improvements the developer had not anticipated, one of which was a sidewalk along the main road bisecting the development. With these additional costs, the developer has proposed to extend the northerly cul-de-sac in the plat to create an additional seven lots to help offset some of these costs that have been incurred through the process. • 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425