Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/10/1991

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CASE #4 DETERMINE PARK DEDICATION FOR WOOD POND HILLS ADDITION by: Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Coordinator Background: As you may recall from the March, 1990 Commission meeting, B.L.H. Development Company's Wood Pond Hills Addition is comprised of 72 acres and is proposed to be developed with 135 single family urban residential lots. The addition is no longer considered a P.U.D. Some of the Commission's past concerns have been tree health, developable park trails (those without cattails) and providing recreation facilities to meet the substantial demand 135 units Will impose. I have not had a chance to speak to Mr. Knutson to receive specifics with respect to development schedule or possibilities, but will make every effort to do so prior to the meeting. My initial reaction would be to maintain a 35 foot trail corridor and to also develop the trail at the time of construction. Also, a bike lane on collector street Sunfish Lake Drive N.W. would connect County Road #5 with an existing bike lane, to the interior streets and a Wood Pond Hills Trail. Another concern the Park and Recreation Commission should address is the manner in which the outlots are labeled. That is, whether the "outlots" are needed for a P.U.D. or in this case not, they should probably be called parks if they are to be for public use. As we can see from recent experience, the word "outlot" can be confusing. For your information: The likely trail corridor previously identified in this plat (identified in green on the attached plat map). is already needed for sanitary sewer for this development and future developments to the west. Park dedication can be given for this area. Requiring developed trail exclusive of any cash/land dedication should not unfairly burden the developer. A formal presentation and recommendation will be made at the meeting. Enclosed for your review: 1. Site location map 2. February 27, 1990 Landscape Architects comments on Wood Pond Hills P.U.D. 3. March 15, 1990 Park and Recreation Commission meeting minutes 4. March 30, 1990 memo from Bruce Bacon addressing the Park and Recreation Commissions question regarding tree health. 5. September 17, 1991 plat drawing Review Checklist: City Administrator Parks/Utilities Coordinator Environmental Specialist P&R: 10/10/91