Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/12/2015

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1) Park and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting Minutes dated October 15, 2015. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chair Bennett, Commissioners Mobry, Fyten, and Chubb. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Barr, Trappen, and Troy. 5. COMMISSION BUSINESS 5.01: Recommend Park Dedication Resolution for Remaining Northfork Development; Case of Northfork Inc. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood reviewed the staff report. He described community parks as essential and integral parts of the community. With Central Park as the City's flagship park for the city,this and other community parks provide important functions city-wide, but also as neighborhoods parks, and for unique opportunities associated with each community park. As the developments are proposed, staff communicates with developers the plans for parks—in accordance to the Master Park and Trail Plan. With any proposed subdivision development north of Alpine Drive, it is evident that parking will be needed. It is also known that a 50-foot corridor would be necessary if the land was developed further for park. These are some of the factors that were used to arrive at a price for this land. He said Northfork Inc. has been developing land incrementally, and one of the parks they built was a private park. Staff understands a community park is needed in this area. He described details in arriving at the amount of$75,000 payment by the City to Northfork Inc. to compensate for the differences between Park Dedication obligations and land valuation. This would be paid out of the Park Trust Fund. Community Development Director Manager Timothy Gladhill had no further comment. Staff recommends the approval of the Park Dedication agreement in concept, as detailed in the copy provided to the Commission titled NF Inc. proposal. Motion by Commissioner Chubb seconded by Commissioner Mobry to recommend to City Council that, a purchase agreement be entered into to satisfy past and future Park Dedication obligations as outlined in the attachment entitled NF Inc. proposal, for the establishment of a community park southeast of Lake Itasca. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chair Bennett, Commissioners Chubb, Mobry, and Fyten. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Barr, Trappen, and Troy. Further discussion: Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated that if approved by City Council, this will be one of the legacies of this Commission and the Council. The City has been working on this project for two decades. Chair Bennett agreed and commented he has enjoyed working on this project. It is a great opportunity to participate in this way. Park and Recreation Commission/November 12, 2015 Page 2 of 5