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Park and Recreation Commission Minutes Excerpt November 09, 2017 5.02: Preliminary Approvals related to proposed North Fork Meadows subdivision; Case of Paxmar, LLC (Project No. 17-126) 1. Introduce Ordinance #17-16 Approving a Conditional Zoning Amendment to Planned Unit Development 2. Adopt Resolution #17-10-276 Authorizing Conditional Rezoning Agreement Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood noted this item also a recommendation related to park dedication and trail fees. Community Development Director Gladhill reviewed the North Fork Meadows project. He noted this has gone through an extensive amount of public engagement and has undergone significant changes. This still requires a zoning amendment, using a tool called a Planned Unit Development. There needs to be a public benefit in order to approve a PUD. While the City has the ability to approve the project through the zoning amendment process, there is no obligation to do so. The City and Planning Commission has asked for compelling reasons to change the code. Mr. Gladhill continued that in terms of park dedication, the proposal and staff recommendation is the cash contribution. The Council also wants feedback regarding the concept of a public benefit. In this case, what is proposed is securing the land necessary for the Lake Itasca Greenway, which this Commission is well aware of the planning efforts. There is no additional cost to acquire that. Mr. Gladhill indicated that the property owner, Hageman Holdings, holds the land currently and would sell the land to Paxmar in order to facilitate development. The Planning Commission believes the Greenway is an adequate public benefit for the additional 30 lots that would be created with the zoning amendment. Mr. Gladhill advised that staff, City Council, and Planning Commission have emphasized that with the increased density, the developer should must improve both transitional landscaping as well as wider and deeper lots. Staff will continue to push this suggestion throughout the process. Mr. Gladhill summarized that staff is asking for the Park and Rec Commission's recommendation as to whether the acquisition of the Greenway corridor is sufficient public benefit for the additional 30 units, for a total of 97 units. Originally, 70 units would have been sustained by this type of proj ect. Mr. Gladhill noted the table tries to quantify the various benefits to the public. The monetary value of the Greenway acquisition is hard to determine, as some of it is not buildable and is affected by state regulations. He noted there is some value in the City owning that property versus having wetland protection regulations to enforce on private property. Mr. Gladhill noted the Council asked whether the Greenway corridor could have been acquired through park dedication channels for land dedication channels that have not been used frequently Park and Recreation Commission Minutes Excerpt November 09, 2017