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lour 1111.1siion: To work together to reiposibty grow our community, and to provide quality, coat -effective, and efficient government ierrlcas. CC Regular Session 7. 3. Meeting Date: 09/23/2014 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title: Consider Resolutions #14-09-197 and #14-09-198 Related to an Amended Final Plat and Development Agreement for Pine Ridge; Case of Gerald and Jane Davis Purpose/Background: On August 26, 2014, City Council adopted Resolutions #14-08-152 and #14-08-168 granting Preliminary and Final Plat approval to Gerald and Jane Davis (the "Applicant") for Pine Ridge, contingent upon compliance with the Staff Review Letter and execution of a Development Agreement. At the time of approvals, the Applicant did not have their engineer's estimated costs for the Required Improvements completed and thus, only a Draft Development Agreement was included with that case. The Applicant continues to work through necessary plan revisions per the Staff Review Letter, which has resulted in a slight shift in the location of one of the two (2) stormwater ponds. This revision alters the approved Final Plat with regard to the size and location of a drainage and utility easement, but does not impact lot configuration, lot size or number of lots. Therefore, the Applicant has submitted a revised Final Plat for consideration as well. Notification: Notification is not required for approval of a Development Agreement or for a revised Final Plat. Observations/Alternatives: The Master Trail Plan indicates a trail along CSAH 5 and City Code requires trail construction as shown on the Master Trail Plan as part of any subdivision of land at the developer's expense. However, the closest trail connection is south of Trott Brook and on the other side of CSAH 5 than this Plat. Thus, Staff had suggested to the Applicant that, rather than constructing the trail as part of this Plat, it may be more appropriate to consider paying the estimated trail construction cost into the Trail Fee Fund (in todays dollars) and the City would utilize those funds in the future to construct this segment of trail when a trail connection could be made (or at least when the comprehensive trail system was closer to this area). In either scenario, the Trail Development Fee would be credited to the Applicant as the estimated trail construction costs exceed this fee (Trail Development Fee for the six [6] lots is $4,200.00). Planning, Engineering and Public Works Staff met with the Applicant to review the options regarding the required trail. Due to the isolated location of the trail (compared to the existing trail system, which is about one [1] mile south of this project), the fact that the trail segment would only be approximately 600 feet, and the potential long term maintenance costs of this isolated segment for the City, Staff believes the more prudent option would be for the Applicant to pay the estimated trail construction costs into the Trail Fee Fund and for the City to use those funds at some future point to construct this segment of trail.