Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/15/2015

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Commissioner Chubb asked if the sponsor covers the total cost of the groups. Mr. Riverblood stated the Foundation needed to put in $3000 to help cover the total cost of the groups of $13,000 the amounts not paid by the sponsors. The City Council may use some of the charitable gambling funds to help cover this. Mr. Bill Kingston asked how much the City paid for the concerts. Mr. Riverblood stated the EDA sponsored the concert when Allina was honored for receiving the Business of the Year award. This is also an economic development piece bringing people into the community. Parks maintenance staff did mowing of the area. The Commission thanked Mr. Ellsworth for his work on the Concert Series. 5.02: Recommend Acceptable Park Dedication Resolution for Remaining Northfork Development; Case of Northfork, Inc. Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood reviewed the purpose of this case is to review the August 13, 2015 public workshop examining the potential of some or all of Outlot E, MOORS ADDITION (associated with the North fork Subdivision) to be developed as a park owned and maintained by the City as a community park. Outlot E is approximately 37 acres. The Outlot is identified as Future Park in the Master Park and Trail Plan and is zoned as Park. There are two components to consider relative to Park Dedication for Northfork, Inc. 1. The City approved a deferred Park Dedication contribution for previously approved portions of Northfork. The deferred contribution equates to two (2) acres. Additionally, there was within a previous agreement the acknowledgement that in any future land use, the City would receive at a minimum, from NorthFork Inc. a 50' corridor from Alpine Drive to the existing city park approximately 800' feet to the north. 2. Northfork Inc, desires to construct, or sell for development, approximately 21 to 31 new lots on undeveloped portions of Northfork's holdings on either side of Alpine Drive. The land equivalent for Park Dedication appears to be at least 3.35 acres. The City has been approached by Northfork, Inc. to consider accepting land dedication to satisfy Park Dedication and trail development fees in lieu of a cash contribution. Northfork, Inc. desires to dedicate all or a portion of Outlot E, MOORS Addition. The purpose of this case is to react to this request. Staff recommends pursuing discussions with Northfork, Inc. on solutions and alternatives for satisfying existing Park Dedication obligations (land dedication), and future Park Dedication (land or cash) together with Trail Fee satisfaction — clarifying that, the goal would be to arrive on a public land configuration suitable for a community park southeast of Lake Itasca. Staff further recommends that no future plat be approved for areas presently owned by Northfork, Inc. until the existing Park Dedication obligation(s) are reconciled with the proposed community park southeast of Lake Itasca, shown conceptually by the City's Zoning Map. Park and Recreation Commission/October 15, 2015 Page 3 of 5