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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d A ugu st 11, 2 004 Page 7 APPROVED MINUTES developers on grading to ensure property drainage. He noted a lot of developments were based on an engineered approach in stead of an ecological approach. Mr. Grochala stated if the poor soils were removed and replaced with good soils, there should not be an issue with dr ainage or wet basements. Mr. Pogalz stated they had the option of getting the money per lot and disburse it throughout the City, or the tr adeoff was to negotiate with the developer and possibly relax some of their requirements to create the open space. Mr. Schoenbauer stated he encouraged them to look at th is as the City going to the table in good faith and indicating what they wanted to achieve with each deve lopment. He noted the developer would go back and look at the City’s proposals and hope fully and state they would do it, but they needed X, Y, and Z in exchange. He stated th e City needed to remain flexible instead of having a major dollar exchange. He stated each development proposal should be judged by the value the City got out of it an d if it achieved the City’s mission. Mr. Grochala stated staff would recommend the P & Z Board recommend approval of the plan to move forward to the City Council. He stated the park plan would be going to the Council sometime in the near future. Mr. Root made a MOTION to recommend approval of the Parks, Natural Open Space/Greenways and Trail System Plan and was supported by Mr. Hyden. Mr. Tralle stated he was not sure what they were approving. Mr. Gr ochala replied this was one element of the comprehensive plan and it would set up the framework for the Parks, Natural Open Space/Greenways and Trail System Plan. Chair Rafferty noted staff had indicated they believed this was a good and solid solution to grasp the realities of devel opment and without this type of a plan they risked the ability to find these answers each time a development came forward. He stated this was a framework for the City and it should be used as a tool to assist them in dealing with developments and the open space. Mr. Pogalz stated he did not have an y issues with appr oving this on staff’s recommendation, but he did have some concer n that they had not been able to cover everything in the plan. Mr. Grochala indicated the Park and Environmental Boards had also been heavily involved in this proce ss and had thoroughly reviewed the Plan. He stated this plan incorporated what wa s already in the comprehensive plan and consolidated everything into one document. Chair Rafferty stated he wa s comfortable going forward w ith staff’s recommendation. He noted if they did not make an attempt to preserve the open space now, they could not get the land back at a later date. Motion carried 4-0. E. Preliminary Plat for Fox Den Acres, R oyal Oaks Realty, a 50-acre development south of Birch Street and east of Deerw ood Lane, at the east end of Fox Road