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J C JOHNSON CONSULTANTS, INC. e : 6601 - 75th Ave. N. Phone: (612) 566-6158 Brooklyn Park, MN 55428-1429 Fax: (612) 566-4374 March 31, 1998 Mr. Rick DeGardner Parks and Recreation Director City of Lino Lakes 7204 Lake Drive Lino Lakes, MN 55014 Dear Mr. DeGardner: Re: Park plan options for 8.6± acre park area west of Laurie & south of Mr. Gary Uhde requested that I submit the following comments and attached exhibits for review and discussion by the Parks Board at its April 6, 1998 meeting. The construction of Behms Century Farm 4th Addition is commencing and therefore it is suggested that it is timely to begin to discuss the park development needs for the 8.6± acres of land owned by the City. The park area currently has street frontage of over 1225 lineal feet along Laurie and Thomas Ave which brings about a cost impact to the City for the improvements to the existing streets. There appears to be three basic options to the City: 1) Do nothing, 2) sell a portion of the land abutting Laurie or 3) develop a portion of the land abutting Laurie and sell the finished lots. The following is a summary of the estimated cost impacts for these options. PLAN 1 - Do Nothing The "Do Nothing" option has cost impacts which were developed in the City's Feasibility Report for Trunk Sewer & Water prepared by OSM on November 21, 1997. The report estimated the City's cost for trunk sewer area & unit, trunk water area & unit, lateral sewer, lateral water and storm water management fees as $122,584.27. This amount is based on the 1997 typical rates. This amount is estimated to increase to $123,161.27, if 1998 rates are used. In addition to the above, the estimated costs for paving and storm sewer improvements at the typical rates is $61,560.00, for a total of $184,144.27 (1997 rates) and $184,721.29 (1998 rates).