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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting April 6, 1998 may need to be looked at again and revised. George said that the plan was put together 6-8 years ago and yes, possibly that did need to be revisited. George stated a concern was getting segmented parks, explaining that several small parks were not as functional as a large park. He explained that his main concern was that removing those seven lots would severely impact the size and accessibility of the park. Pat again confirmed that the financial amount was not significant and he was mainly concerned with the land and open space . He continued stating that it was possible that they could look at this at another time and entertain other ideas . Mr. Johnson thanked the Board for their time and comments, stating that he did not receive what he was looking for but it did move the discussions one step further. REQUEST TO RENAME MARSHAN PARK: George explained that this issue had been looked at previously and Mr. Roger Hokanson, 9174 Isanti Street N.E. , Blaine, wished to rename Marshan Park. Rick explained that Mr. Hokanson is �� requesting that Marshan Park be renamed in memory of his grandson who died of leukemia. Rick stated that Mr. Hokanson is technically correct that he donated a three acre parcel of land. However, it appears that Mr. Hokanson would have been required to donate up to 10-14 percent of the land based on the City' s Subdivision Ordinance . At the time, even though the existing ordinance did not specifically address condominiums, it appears had Mr. Hokanson not "voluntarily" donated the land, the matter would have been addressed in court. Rick then explained that when the site plan review was presented to Council, the Lino Lakes Subdivision Ordinance did not specifically address condominium subdivisions . The matter was discussed with the applicant, the applicant' s attorney, City Staff, and the City Attorney. It was determined that if all the requirements and design guidelines of the City' s Zoning Ordinance could be met, this was the simplest and easiest way to respond to the developer' s request for a site plan approval . Rick noted that the Park Naming Resolution that was reviewed and approved at the March Park Board meeting would be forwarded to Council at the April 13th meeting. 9