Minutes - Council Work Session - 08/31/2010

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Planning Manager Miller reported that the Park and Recreation Commission understand the Council position is to use the parks we have versus creating more. Councilmember Dehen stated he thought the fees are appropriate. If someone wants them waived, they can come to the City Council and ask. We should not be waiving fees up front. Councilmember McGlone commented that a lot of these fees were related to developing vacant parks. If the Park and Recreation Commission have seen the light and we are not going to be developing any more parks, he did not know if we should change anything. He would advocate for lightening the load we already have. Ms. Miller noted that until recently, the majority of development was single - family homes — we only have three apartment buildings in the community. We have not had the apartment development so when we are looking at how our fees are structured, we may need to take into consideration the density calculations. Ms. Miller asked is this something the City Council needs to see every single time or should we make it more consistent. Finance Office Lund arrived - 7:20 p.m. Councilmember Elvig stated that when he first got on board, he was against trails and parks — especially tot parks. But then, if you are going to have this growth, make the growth pay for something. It's nice for the people who are already here. He talked about The Draw Park and the money it took and where it carne from. This might be expensive but we have a lot of amenities. Development Manager Lazan stated he would like to make a couple of quick points. He wanted to relieve the pressure on the Flaherty & Collins deal — this number has already been decided upon. Flaherty & Collins is 3.6 acres and they will pay roughly the same as Brookfield and Sweet Bay Ridge fully built out. You may need to look at making adjustments. Councilmember Wise stated that's the cost of doing business in Ramsey — if you have to go to an additional meeting to have the attorney negotiate with City staff — that costs money. He thinks a linear fee schedule is in order. Councilmember McGlone stated this is the highest density project the City will ever see. He added we will want better parks that are connected. Consensus was that the park dedication and trail fee should be reduced on volume projects and that Council still wants to try to connect parks with trails. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember Look and seconded by Councilmember Wise to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. City Council Work Session / August 31, 2010 Page 6 of 7