Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/13/2017

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Motion by Commissioner Trappen, seconded by Commissioner Sis, to recommend City Council approve a Resolution supporting the Draft Master Plan Amendment for Mississippi West Regional Park with the 3 recommended revisions. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chair Bennett, Commissioners Trappen, Sis, Bayer, Fyten, Leistico, Tchuinkwa, and Troy. Voting No: None. Absent: None. 5.5 Consider Sketch Plan and Park Dedication Policy for Riverstone Addition; Case of Capstone Home Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated the purpose of this case is to review a sketch plan for a 293-lot subdivision (245 detached single-family and 48 townhomes). This plan has been revised from when the Commission last saw the concept (originally closer to 350 lots; a number of the townhome lots have been removed). A Sketch Plan affords the Commission the opportunity to review a project before it enters the official Preliminary Plat stage. The Preliminary Plat (future step) is the most important step in the review process and gives the project `entitlement' to the project. Mr. Riverblood noted all costs associated with processing the Application are the responsibility of the Developer. Interior infrastructure as part of the project area are the responsibility of the Developer. The Developer is responsible for standard Development Fees. Regarding the collector infrastructure (Bunker Lake Boulevard and Puma Street) that will serve multiple developments the Commission can refer to the March 28, 2017 City Council Work Session for more information regarding proposed cost -share and assessment arrangements. Mr. Riverblood reviewed the long-standing policy of Park Dedication considerations, the Park and Trail Plan for this area of the city and highlighted the Developer's request to receive Park Dedication credit for privately owned and maintained amenities within the proposed plat. The Park Dedication policy was distributed for Commission review. It is the policy of the City to favor larger, accessible neighborhood and community public parks with quality amenities and improvements over smaller, pocket parks with few to no "destination" improvements. Mr. Riverblood showed a map showing the distribution of community parks within the City of Ramsey. Trails are proposed throughout the community which were also indicated on the map. The proposed ideas for Lake Itasca were reviewed. Commissioner Sis asked about the greenway to be included in the development and Mr. Riverblood referred Commissioner Sis to the drawing including the trail along the wetland. That land would be considered for Park Dedication and would meet the Park Dedication Policy. In May, the Commission will consider the Preliminary Plat for this project along with a firmer recommendation on what the Park Dedication/Trail should be along with the alignment. Commissioner Sis stated he would be in favor of continuing with the current policy. Chair Bennett agreed and suggested discussions continue. It is difficult to go against the long- standing policy. Park and Recreation Commission/April 13, 2017 Page 5 of 7