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MINUTES <br />Parks & Recreation Commission <br />December 1, 1994 <br />Remerowski recommended accepting cash in lieu of land for <br />the park charge for the Masterpiece Homes subdivision on <br />Minnesota Avenue with the use of the wooded outlot to be <br />addressed in the development agreement. <br />Motion seconded by Johnson. <br />Motion carried 5 - 0. <br />MCNAMARA Sanders handed out a park concept plan to the Commission for <br />PROPERTY development of a 359' x 100' parcel on the north end of <br />McNamara's property on Jackson Street. The plan contained a <br />play area, trail, half court basketball, and a wooded area <br />with space for picnic tables. <br />Johnson asked if the price of the property was known. <br />Sanders stated that the price was not known. The Director <br />indicated that the City Administrator has not met with <br />McNamara yet since he felt that a concept plan should be <br />developed and the Commission should decide how much land was <br />wanted first. <br />The Director asked if the size of the park on the concept <br />plan is that which equals what the park land dedication on <br />the property would be. Sanders stated that the concept plan <br />is close to that, but it is not exact. He felt it was more <br />than the 10% park land dedication -- more like 15 %. <br />Wehrle asked if they could get by with less land. Sanders <br />felt that it would be difficult to go with a narrower piece <br />of property than the 100' proposed. Wehrle felt that the <br />piece could be shorted on the 359' side, but he was unsure <br />how that would affect McNamara's development. <br />Sanders stated that he felt the land where the park is <br />proposed used to have a stream running through it and it may <br />have poorer soils. He indicated that he thought there was <br />also a sewer line through the land. <br />The Director asked if the trail connection that is shown on <br />the east abuts the Province Apartment complex. Sanders <br />stated that their parking lot is adjacent to the proposed <br />park land. <br />In looking at the concept plan, Remerowski wanted to know if <br />there would be any advantage in placing the play area closer <br />to Jackson Street with more full exposure to the street. <br />Sanders thought pushing the play area away from the street <br />would help keep privacy for the adjacent homes. Remerowski <br />stated that he was concerned with children going to the play <br />area unsupervised. He felt that if the play area was in <br />more full view, there would be less to be concerned about. <br />-5- <br />Page 34 <br />