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DATE: July 7, 2025 TO: Park Board FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director TOPIC: Review Peltier Ponds PUD Preliminary Plat The Park Board reviewed the concept plan for Peltier Ponds during their January 2, 2025 meeting. Attached is the staff report and the approved minutes. The applicant, U.S. Home, LLC (aka Lennar), is proposing a master planned residential development located west of CSAH 54 (20th Ave N) across from Watermark, east of Peltier Lake, and north of the City of Centerville border. The development contains four (4) parcels totaling approximately 125 gross acres and 262 housing units, consisting of single-family homes and townhomes. The preliminary plat indicates 5.37 acres of Public Park (Outlots EE and FF), along with an interconnected trail system throughout the development. Since Outlot EE will most likely serve as the primary neighborhood park, its important to ascertain the extent of contiguous upland area to ensure development of sufficient park amenities are possible. Peltier Lake Drive will be realigned through the development and a public trail system will be incorporated into the existing lake frontage. Realigning the road will create the opportunity to improve public access of the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve (Regional Park) waterways via Outlot FF, shoreline restoration, and extended trail system through this corridor. A network of trails will connect to the future lakefront trail, new public park, and connection to a future trail along 20th Avenue. The public park areas will be deeded to the City and trails within the park will be maintained by the City. Common open spaces will be owned by the HOA and trails outside of the park maintained by the HOA. Conservation easements should be provided over all open space and wetland areas. The goal is to extend the greenway corridor and trail system by connecting it to existing infrastructure to the east. Watermark Park and its trail system is located directly east of this property. The ultimate goal is to connect these greenways with future development and acquisition of land creating a link between the open space corridors.