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LINO LAKES PARK BOARD 11alviv WORK SESSION v0s THURSDAYr MARCH 18, 1993 A work session of the Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Board was held on Thursday, March 18 at 5:30 pm at Lino Lakes City Hall. In attendance were Park Board members: Brian Bourassa, Bob williams, Ken Johnson, Joe Schmidt and John Bauman. Also in attendance were Linda Elliott, City Council Liaison to the Park Board, Don Volk, Director of Public Works, Marty Asleson, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Coordinator and Carole Kohler, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Secretary. Marty Asleson explained the purpose of this work session was to inform the board of recent events regarding the Pheasant Hills Development so that they would be better informed and more prepared for discussion, should Ed Vaughan bring new issues pertaining to Pheasant Hills park dedication to the next park board meeting. The first phase of this development has been completed and it is now time to look at park dedication for the remainder of the development. Pheasant Hills park dedication is under the old park dedication policy. Apparently Mr. Vaughan has made a deal with the school district for the proposed purchase of eight acres west of his property in exchange for acreage further west. Marty pointed out that two thirds of the property the school will be acquiring could be wetlands and the land Mr. Vaughan will acquire is good buildable land. Marty distributed a copy of a Memo to Randy Schumacher, City Administrator from Ed Vaughan in which Mr. Vaughan made several offers and suggestions on how to meet his park dedication. (A copy of this Memo is attached at the end of these minutes. ) Don Volk pointed out that some of these suggestions for land use and exchanges do not apply to .the park board, but rather are a matter for the Economic Development Commission as they are working with Mr. Vaughan in that area, and that would be a separate issue not to be construed as park dedication. In the memo, Mr. Vaughan referred to "the island" several times. The board was unclear as to his meaning. The "island" dedication was not in the original dedication proposal, just the peninsula. It should be noted that when Mr. Vaughan first came to the park board with the dedication proposal he stated the size of the island" to be approximately 10 acres. In most recent calculations the size is 3.3 to 5.05 acres above the high water mark. The Comprehensive Park Plan identifies a need for a neighborhood Ref;PBSP3-93 1 ,a