Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/11/2000 - Joint with Planning Comm

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Memorandum to Sylvia Frolik/City of Ramsey City of Ramsey April 20, 2000 Page 3 case basis (such as to provide for local community connection to an existing or planned park and trail path). No consensus was also reached on whether the sidewalk should be placed on one side of the residential street or on both sides of the residential street. 4. Construction Material. A consensus was reached that the construction material for sidewalks should be concrete. 5. Width. A general consensus was reached that the standard sidewalk width would be five feet. 6. Funding. A general consensus was reached that the developer would be required to fund the cost of the installation of the sidewalk and would not be given any credit for park dedication or trail fees. The view of the Planning Commission and the Park & Recreation Commission was, generally (with a few exceptions) that the sidewalk would add sufficient value to the property to enable the developer to recover a significant portion of the cost of installation through increase in property value and lot sale. I!1. SUBCOMMITTEE - OBJECTIVES The Planning Commission and Park & Recreation Commission established a sub-committee consisting of, with respect to the Planning Commission, Chris Dempsey and Joe Wivoda and, with respect to the Park & Recreation Commission, Steve and Mr. Rolfe. The subcommittee was directed to meet for the purpose of preparing a revised ordinance for sidewalks meeting the criteria requested by the City Council as well as preparing recommendations on peripheral issues relating to the sidewalk development standards which are not appropriate to be incorporated into an ordinance. To facilitate the process, City staff was directed to obtain a copy of the Prior Lake subdivision ordinance relating to sidewalks as well as to obtain excerpts from the Comprehensive Plan in several communities including Lakeville, Eagan and Champlin. MRN/rp 32961711