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';ty of <br /> <br /> Item# 6.~. <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Stephen Wensman, Planner <br /> <br />February 22, 1999 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Park Dedication Fees <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />That the City Council consider Resolution 99- <br />dedication fees. <br /> <br />__ to amend the park <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />· Resolution 99- <br />· Elk River Park Dedication/Trail Fees Survey <br />· Andover Park Dedication/Trail Fees Survey <br />· Residential, Industrial, and Commercial Fee Graphs <br />· Resolution 95-87 <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />In 1987, the City Council passed Ordinance 87-1 that established a £Lxed fee <br />to be paid for park dedication purposes and that the fee shall be set by <br />resolution of the City Council. In 1992 and 1995, the City Council passed <br />resolutions amending those fees. <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Commission recently asked staff to research park <br />dedication fees in other cities. Staff surveyed 19 cities and found a variety of <br />approaches to park dedication fees with some greater than and some lesser <br />than Elk River. Overall, Elk River park fees fall to the low-to-middle by <br />comparison. Upon surveying cities, there were no obvious method that were <br />used to determine fees. The cities surveyed tended to have varying amounts <br />of developable land and varying needs for parks and park improvements. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 * Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />