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AGENDA ITEM STAFF ORIGINATOR Marty Asleson DATE April 27, 1994 TOPIC Trappers Crossing Park Dedication $AGIO ►ND.. Please find attached the background information on the Trappers Crossing Development proposal. The development consists of two areas separated by Holly Drive. The portion to the south is the former A-3 Recreation Complex as originally identified in our Comprehensive Plan. The portion of the development to the north of Holly Drive is situated to the East of Birch Park. Park and open space for residents in this development should be adequately satisfied with a trail on the North side extending into the Birch Park Development. Consideration for neighborhood park needs to the south may be serviced through the placement of neighborhood park amenities in the northern portion of the new Recreation Complex location. In this case we should need no park land dedication in Trappers Crossing. Thus, the developer is proposing a trail, and cash dedication based on our dedication formula. Please find enclosed a map of the development with the trail locations indicated. Trail concerns as outlined in our Comprehensive Plan indicate a need for a transportation trail along Holly Drive, and a linear trail corridor intended to travel along the shore line of the Cedar Lake bed. Internal development trail needs such as the trail access to Birch Park are not outlined in our Comprehensive Plan. In all situations the trail outlines in the comprehensive plan are intended to be flexible in nature in order to adjust to actual geographic land conditions. Wet land legislation has given us much less flexibility, especially when consideration of diminished available land for housing and the cost of infrastructure are considered. As you can see from the development sketch, our linear trail corridor is intended to cut the south east portion of the development on its coarse around the Cedar Lake Area. The Reality of this situation is that almost the entire area to the north and east of this development, in future trail extension consideration �'` is wetland.