Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/13/2003

Home

Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Johns, Commissioners Lehman, Olds, LaMere, and Shryock. Voting No: None. Absent: Ostrum. COMMISSION BUSINESS Case #1: Recommend Park Dedication for Riverbrook: Case of Wayne Meloche City Civil Engineer II Linton explained Wayne Meloche is requesting sketch plan review of a minor subdivision to plat two rural residential lots consisting of one existing homestead and one additional lot. The subject property is located at 17400 Erkium Street NW, Ramsey. The City has the option of cash, land or a combination of cash and land for park dedication. The City's 2003 park dedication fee is $1800 per residential lot; existing homesteads are exempt from park dedication fees. The plat will be subject to the park dedication rate in effect at the time of final plat approval. Park dedication fees must be paid prior to the City releasing the plat for recording at Anoka County. The City has established a trail development fee at a rate of $475 per unit; existing homesteads are exempt from this fee. The plat will be subject to the trail fee in effect at the time of final plat approval. This feed must be paid prior to the City releasing the mylars for recording. City Civil Engineer II Linton explained this area is shown on the Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan as a proposed park. This is not feasible to ask for the entire site as a park. Discussion with the owner looked at them dedicating a trail corridor across the northwest corner of Lot 2. These talks have stalled recently. The Commission should provide a park dedication recommendation. A cash only park dedication would be $1,800.00 with a cash only trail fee at $475.00. Chairperson Johns stated she did not see anywhere that they identified this area as park. She noted they have a tiny piece of parkland by the river. Commissioner LaMere asked if they did not get this piece of land, will it affect their plan or will they have another option for that connection. City Civil Engineer II Linton explained they would have other options. Chairperson Johns noted this is following Trott Brook and they are trying to get a Trott Brook corridor but that is not part of this piece. City Civil Engineer II Linton explained on the sketch plan, there was some lowland on the northwest corner and the trail was supposed to cut across this. Chairperson Johns explained that this particular piece was for subdividing this into one other unit. Park and Recreation Commission/November 13, 2003 Page 2 of 11