Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/08/2018

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considered as part of the facility usage fees, which Council will consider next week. He explained the purpose of park dedication fees, which have been set at $3,000 per new dwelling unit. He explained the nexus between new residents coming in and these same residents needing recreational facilities. Staff reconsiders these fees each year and makes necessary adjustments. For this year, staff is recommending minor increases for these fees that amount to approximately 2%. Chair Bennett clarified that this is not a new tax and will have no impact on existing residential. This fee is for new development only. He noted that when compared to other communities, Ramsey generally has lower fees. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood added that park dedication and trail fees, pursuant to State statute, have to be indexed to the real demonstrated need. Park dedication is intended to provide community an offset for what the new demand is on the same facilities from the new residents. These fees are only applicable for new development. These are developer dollars, not tax dollars. Commissioner addition, as compared to some other communities, a lot of them are jumping with a lot higher percentage than the proposed 2%. Commissioner Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood responded that for 2017, there was about a 3% increase. He stated that parks and trails are a high priority for residential valuations. Motion by Commissioner Leistico, seconded by Commissioner Bayer, to recommend to City Council a 2019 cash Park Dedication rate per residential unit of $3,050 - with a $100 and $75 increase per acre respectively, for the commercial/industrial subdivision of land. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chair Bennett; Commissioners Leistico, Bayer, Sis, Trappen. Voting No: None. Absent: None. 5.03: Consider the 2019-2028 Parks Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood noted that the Parks CIP is almost exclusively funded from the development fees. He noted the full report is several hundred pages long and includes all the details, if anyone in the public would like to look. This is a planning document; it is not authorizing funding. It is intended to set up the discussion and provide project forecasting so Commissions Cnd councils can think about how all these projects come together and the timing for them. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood highlighted several projects recommended in the CIP in 2019, including a phase of development in the waterfront/splash pad Park and Recreation Commission/November 8, 2018 Page 3 of 6