Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/19/2004

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CASE # 1 CONTINUE TOWN CENTER RECREATION ASSESSMENT By: Brian E. Olson, Assistant Director of Public Works/Principal City Engineer Background: The purpose of this case is to continue discussion in regards to the Town Center Parks. Staff will update you on the most recent information that was disseminated to us and give you the current facts that are :available. As of Friday at 1:00 p.m., we have yet to receive the cost participation proposal ("proposal") that identifies the costs that the Ramsey Town Center (RTC) LLC is willing to commit. We will meet with them next week and decide whether we can getj the information that we expect on Tuesday - Thursday to you in a reasonable time frame but do apologize that it is not included in this packet as we expected it would. ~' ~; ' ,~ On September 25, 2003 the Ramsey citY Council decided to approve the final plat of the Ramsey Town Center and grant the RTC a 90 day window to complete the desig-n and proposal of the Parks within the Town Center. On December 19, 2003, the City Council also decided to extend this 90 day period until March 25, 2003 to further design the two parks within, t..he retail core of the development. "!.:: To accomplish the decision to allow or deny the request for exemption of park and Trail fees is solely dependant on the cost participation proposal and since Staff has still not received the proposal nor has the Commission seen it so we may have to schedule a special meeting in early March to mal~e a formal recommendation to the City Council. I have included a topic under Staff input to discuss the date for that meeting. ObservationS: Included as attachments to this case are the following: · Master Plan with Conceptual Plans for Each Park · Summary'of Preliminary Ramsey Town Center Parks Costs · Preliminary Cost Estimates for Each Park · Summary of exercise in determining credit As the Commission will recall, for purposes of City Council Preliminary Plat approval, the Commission irecommended that Park Dedication and Trail Fees be satisfied by cash until an agreement was promulgated that offered credit for land or improvements. The costs for :the improvements that have been shown on the conceptual plans for the RTC Parks totals $13,211,000. The options that are currently still available are to: 1) accept the improvements in lieu of collecting Park and Trail fees for the entire subdivision;