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City of Lino Lakes Park Board Meeting February 1, 1999 Pat noted there are 144 units in Additions 1 and 2 . Jeff Smyser explained that park dedication is not based on ten percent of the gross area and you have to deduct wetlands from the gross acreage and then determine ten percent based on that calculation. Chair Lindy clarified the Park Board will only accept park land that is fully usable, not wetland. Rick stated if a 100 acre development had 40 acres of wetland the city would require park dedication land proportionate to the upland vs . wetland. In this example it would be 10% of the upland (6 acres) and 10% of the wetland (4) acres . However, the criteria changes when working with preservation development . Chair Lindy noted that Pheasant Hills has a small area for active park land and he has heard from many that like it that way. Jeff Schoenbauer stated if the Board believes four acres will serve the active recreational needs, it will allow the accomplishment of other aspects such as meeting ecological concerns and providing more area for trail corridors and buffering. Jeff Schoenbauer stated he recognizes the concern about the need for adequate park area but he thinks the active recreational needs can be accommodated with four acres as long as it is designed to be an active social and recreational center. Paul stated the Board has always been willing to work with the developer but he questions whether these residents or those to the north may be cheated if the Board does not assure active recreational needs are met . Jeff Schoenbauer stated that opens some fundamental decisions needed to be made by the community. He explained that to achieve this type of conservation development, the City must be committed to an athletic complex facility to meet the demand for programmed activities which can be tied into these areas . Jeff Smyser stated he does not think the developer will be able to find one ten-acre site for active recreational use in this plat . He stated if it is required of the developer, he believes the plat will not proceed. He noted the addition of trails and wetland areas which increase the number of recreational acres . Jeff Reinert asked how many acres of wetland there are. Jeff Schoenbauer stated there are 33 acres of wetland, 243 homes, and 144 homes to the north. He added there are 24 upland acres adjacent to the wetlands . Jeff Reinert noted this proposes to have 287 homes served by four acres of active park land. 3