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.r4it of LC 1 , __, Request for Action River To Item Number Parks and Recreation Commission 12.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Work Session July 13, 2016 Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner Item Description Reviewed by Discuss Park Area for River Park 4th/Miske Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director Reviewed by Action Requested Provide the applicant direction on the size,configuration,and uses of the proposed park area in the River Park/Miske Meadows subdivisions. Background/Discussion Paxmar is proposing to continue the River Park Development with the 4th Addition. The plat includes 55 single-family homes and proposes 4.02 acres of park land. This is anticipated to be combined with 2.07 acers from the Miske Meadows development directly to the east, creating a proposed 6.09 acre park. Park Area The proposed River Park 4th Addition now directly impacts the proposed park land,which results in the need to look more closely at the proposed park area. Park dedication for the original River Park development platted in 2004 was approved to be a combination of land (4.7 acres, as shown on the exhibit titled"2004 Preliminary Plat") and cash. At this time,the city has not received any of the dedicated 4.7 acres of land located at the south end of the overall development. Land and cash will continue to be collected as phases are developed. With future development of the property to the south of this area,additional land is anticipated to be obtained to create a larger overall park. The River Park 4th Addition proposed park area deviates from the 2004 preliminary plat. On the 2004 preliminary plat, the development provided more public street frontage (Ivanhoe and 187th Lane) for the park. This can be seen on the exhibit titled"2004 Preliminary Plat". The 2004 preliminary park was more rectilinear in shape compared to what is being proposed in today's application. The proposed park area today now has approximately 1.1 additional acres that extends north behind approximately one dozen homes. The applicant indicated the additional park area allows for variations in facilities and to accommodate the ponding that the park design will cause. It is unclear to staff what facilities and ponding will be accommodated. A common issue the city has dealt with in regards to pockets of park land located directly behind homes is backyard creep,which occurs with home owners slowly expanding their landscaping into the park. The finished grading of the current proposed park and the surrounding property has not been defined with any certainty at this time. r e—MEI 11 Template Updated 4/14