Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/08/2003

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Motion by Commissioner Rolfe, seconded by Commissioner Olds, to install a trail along Armstrong Boulevard from Tiger to 16?th as part of the plat and recommend park dedication funds for the remaining park dedication and cash for the park dedication and park fees and the items outside the plat would be credited for the trail. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Johns, Commissioners Rolfe, Olds, Lehman and Shryock. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners LaMere and Ostrum. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos indicated they Would need to decide how much money they would want to dedicate to the existing park if the plat proceeds goes through. Commissioner Olds asked what $9,000.00 would provide. Park/Utilities Supervisor Boos stated they could pave the parking lot or install some playground equipment as an example. Case #2: Receive Sketch Plan for Alpine Acres Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos explained the purpose of this case is to receive the sketch plan for Alpine Acres. The Commission looked at this site twice before when it was proposed as the "Villas of Meadow Point." He indicated the developer has requested that Commission not promulgate a Park and Trail Dedication until their May meeting. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos discussed the item with the Commission. The developers engineer asked Parks/Supervisor Boos to ask the Commission to clarify the Commission's policy of providing or not providing a trail credit for trails that are deemed to be necessary along County Roads. He noted his comment to the developer was it was the Commission's policy by virtue of consistent recommendations was that no trail credit is given for trail construction that is required as part of the plat on the County, State and arterial City streets and added that trail construction is generally cheaper than sidewalks. Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos explained the developer's position is this is unique because it is bounded by three roads requiring trails and he replied that there is a park in the area that would not need to be developed and, the Commission could be recommending that dedication often percent of the land be dedicated to the park. Parks/utilities Supervisor Boos asked what is the CommiSsion's recommendation on requiting trails on the three roads surrounding the development and would they be recommending no credit for trails that are developed on these roads. Chairperson Johns indicated as far as trails go, this is close to the school and their policy is when they are on the major roads, it does not count for the credit because it is a safety issue. Commissioner Olds noted he thought having a trail around the entire development is appropriate because it ~ves trail users varying ways to go without going through the development. Park and Recreation Commission/April 10, 2003 Page 4 of 8