Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/13/2005

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Motion by Commissioner Olds, seconded by Commissioner Shryock, to approve the following Park and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting Minutes: 1) Park and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting Minutes dated November 11,2004. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Johns, Commissioners Olds, Shryock, LaMere, Lehman, Ostrum, and Pontius. Voting No: None. Absent: None. COMMISSION BUSINESS Case #1: Sketch PIan Review for St. Anthony Gun Club Civil Engineer II, Leonard Linton noted Oakwood Land Development has submitted sketch plans for St. Anthony Gun Club Property and Brookfield Addition. St. Anthony Gun Club is located east of Variolite Street at 161' Avenue North. They have also submitted a sketch plan for Brookfield Addition, which is covered in a separate case. This project is for up-scale single family, urban service lots. This development is in the Trott Brook Recreation District. These projects are not adjacent; however both require the same steps to get to the preliminary plat approval stage. Both plats will require Comprehensive Plan amendments because they are outside the current urban service area boundaries. The sketch plans as submitted do not show any park dedication. The Planning Commission cases indicate the anticipated number of units for each development. They are not quoted here since it is logical that part of the park dedication should consist of useable land in each case. The St. Anthony Gun Club Property is 102 acres with a density of 2.2 acres. Land only dedication would require 10.2 acres. St Anthony Gun Club is immediately east of Central Park. The sketch plan review letter sent to the developer pointed out that a trail is needed and that trail outside the plat is trail credit eligible. The Planning Commission was not a public hearing since it was sketch plan review, which is not mandated by state Iaw; however comments were accepted from the public. Concerns included the Comprehensive Plan amendment, connection to Traprock Commons, increased traffic and density transitioning. The city is tentatively planned a meeting for February 24, 2005 to initiate the Comp Plan amendment process. This case was tabled until the March 2005 meeting. Precedent has been to make the formal park dedication after the preliminary plat has been submitted. This is definitely prudent at this stage since the plans are changing. Chair Johns asked if this was directly across from Central Park. Civil Engineer H Linton noted it was. Chair Johns questioned where County Ditch 66 was and whether it is part of their trail plan. Park and Recreation Commission/January 13, 2005 Page 2 of 8