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Mayor Gamec aye Motion carried. Case #8: Request for Final Plat Review of Tiger Meadows; Case of Monarch Homes Community Development Director Frolik stated that Monarch Homes has submitted a final plat to develop property located east of Tiger Street and north of Armstrong Blvd. (County Road 83). The preliminary plat approved by the City Council on June 24, 2003 consists of 11 new single - family rural lots and 1 existing homestead. The final plat conforms to the approved preliminary plat. The Final Grading and Construction Plans have been reviewed by the City Engineer and are acceptable subject to comments outlined in the City Staff Review Letter dated July 18, 2003. The Park and Recreation Commission recommended that the developer construct an 8-foot bituminous trail along the north side of Armstrong Blvd. connecting to 167th Avenue, located in Autumn Heights subdivision. At the direction of the City Council during preliminary plat review of Tiger Meadows, Staff and the City Attorney discussed viable options for providing an access to Autumn Heights Park from both Rabbit Street located in Tiger Meadows Subdivision and Nutria Street located in Autumn Heights Subdivision, A sketch referred to as Exhibit A was presented. This sketch provided for a neighborhood connection from Tiger Meadows to Autumn Heights Park and the existing parking lot in Autumn Heights Park, replaces the southerly access to the existing park from Nutria with a northerly access, upgrades the existing parking lot with bituminous pavement and concrete curbing, and provides a second parking lot area that could also be used for a basketball court. The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed Exhibit A and they did not see the benefit of having two parking lots within the park. An additional sketch drawing prepared by City Staff, referred to as Exhibit B, provides for a one-parking lot configuration as discussed by the Park Commission. Staff noted that it is appropriate to utilize park dedication fees for both the neighborhood access connection and parking lot improvements. Staff is estimating that construction and engineering costs to provide for the access and parking lot improvements to Autumn Heights Park will exceed park dedication fees collected from this plat and the overage will be the City's responsibility. Councilmember Kurak inquired if the legal question about the possibility of placing a road through the park had been addressed. City Attorney Goodrich explained that when the City accepts park land they accept it as Trustee to use for park purposes or the land would revert back to the people who dedicated the park, which is the reason for showing amenities within the parking lot. Councihnember Kurak stated that the Park Commission Chair was concerned with setting precedent with using park dedication funds for the construction of a road. City Attorney Goodrich replied that the City would not be setting legal precedent, but someone could bring the issue forward. City Council/July 22, 2003 Page 17 of 33