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LITTLE CANADA <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />DEPARTMENT <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />Telephone: (651) 766-4029 / Fax: (651) 766-4048 <br />www.ci.little-canada.mn.us <br />October 27, 2015 <br />Parks and Recreation Commission Members: <br />JIM MORELAN, Director <br />(651) 766-4045 <br />KATIE McGINNITY, Recreation Supervisor <br />(651) 766-4042 <br />DON BOWMAN, Recreation Coordinator <br />(651) 766-4041 <br />DEREK ANDERSON, Park Maintenance Supervisor <br />(651) 766-4056 <br />The City's Park Acquisition Fund #456 that is funded by collection of a "Park Dedication Fee" currently has a balance of <br />$962,000. This fee is collected on any new construction in the City, and has been earmarked for purchase of park <br />property. It has been quite a few years since the City has made any changes to this fee. <br />I recently took part in a metro wide survey of fees of other cities and see that we are quite a bit lower than the average <br />for residential construction with our fee of $2600 per unit. Our fee is $1950 per unit on buildings with 9 or more units. <br />The average from the survey is $3911 per unit. <br />For commercial development we use a percentage (10% of the land or 5% of the fair market value [at the City's option]), <br />so I don't think that needs adjustment as it automatically keeps up with inflation. <br />Attached are the survey results. I have put this on your November agenda for your consideration and possible <br />recommendation to the City Council for a fee change. <br />Parks and Recreation Director <br />City of Little Canada <br />(651) 766-4045 - office <br />(651) 766-4048 - fax <br />