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• Highland Meadows West 3rd Addition March 14, 2001 page 2 Transportation: Conditions of approval for previous stages included the requirement that access to Main St. must be resolved before this area could be developed. With the construction of Bluebill Ponds and Arlo Lane, the access to Main St. will be the new Wood Duck Trail south of Main St. Marilyn Drive and 79th St. provide access to Lake Drive. Arlo Lane in this development will meet the Arlo Lane portion in Bluebill Ponds. This will require losing a piece of Highland Meadows Park. This loss of land must be replaced somehow. This is discussed below under parks and trails. Utilities: Utility service will need to be determined. Development of Adjacent Land: There is property on the southeast corner of this site that is owned by another party. If that land owner wishes to develop the property, some access will be necessary. Staff will communicate to the developer that he should contact that landowner and discuss this issue. Parks and Trails: The Park Board discussed the plan on March 5. This must be replaced. They recommend that Outlot B and Lot 1 Block 4 be dedicated for park. The Judds, who live immediately to the east of Lot 1, have expressed interest in acquiring part of the parcel. In addition, the existing Highland Meadows Park will lose some land to the new Arlo Lane, which must be replaced. A trail connection must be provided to Main St. Typically, parkland is labeled on a final plat and dedicated to the City at the time of recording the plat. TSM Development preferred to label the park as outlot and deed it to the City. We agreed with this for the Highland Meadows West (first addition) plat. However, the park lands have not been deeded to the City. This must be done before further development occurs. Natural Features: There is a historic oak savannah on the west side of the property. There may be some small pocket wetlands on the site. There has not been a delineation prepared. Other Issues: There are several issues relating to the first two stages that will need to be addressed before the 3`d Addn. can proceed. These include the association document for the townhomes to the south; deeding several outlots to adjacent properties, and documentation relating to the trail through the utilities easement. In addition, the parkland has not yet been deeded to the City. These issues are being discussed with the developer. RECOMMENDATION Discuss the concept plan and give direction to staff for further refining of the plan.