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'~ity of River TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Item # 6.3. MEMORANDUM Mayor & City Council . Michele McPhersoLr~irector of Planning June 12, 2000 Request by Brookstone, Inc. for Waiver of Park Dedication Fees Request Brookstone, Inc., representing the limited liability partnership developing the Elk River Business Park, requests that the City Council waive $63,940.00 of park dedication fees required by the final plat. Attachments May 26, 2000 Letter from Brookstone, Inc. February 22, 1999 City Council Minutes · Memo from Steve Wensman re: Park Dedication Fees Analysis The final plat of Elk River Business Park was approved on May 15, 2000. The resolution approving the final plat required the payment of park dedication fees at the rate currently required by the City ($2,000 per acre). The developer indicates that this fee was not discussed during the negotiations nor did they budget a contingency for unanticipated fees or increases in expenses. As the current staff was not a party to the negotiations with the developer, research was completed to determine if there was a change in the status of park dedication fees during the applicant's approval process. The applicant received preliminary plat approval in December 1998. In 1998, the City did not collect park dedication fees for industrial plats. In February 1999 (minutes attached), the City adopted increased residential park dedication fees and established industrial park dedication fees. The applicant's final plat was approved, after receiving an extension, in May 2000. During the February City Council meeting, discussion centered on phasing in the fees, and to some extent, the impact to industrial plats. There was discussion regarding "grandfathering" in plats that were in process; the final motion included a "break" for residential plats only. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425