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• • Fox Den Acres page 4 Traffic: The developer submitted a traffic study. The original study did not recognize the completion of West Shadow Lake Drive through to 62nd. St. or the reconstruction of 62nd St. The study assumed all traffic from the new development will follow Deerwood Lane to Birch St. The amended study takes into account the current and planned roadways. The result is that the Birch St. approach and intersection will continue to operate at a level of service C. Parks, Open Space: The proposal includes the dedication of 6.79 acres of parkland. The current (1992) park plan does not anticipate a park in this location. The plan does envision a "linear trail corridor" from the neighborhood on the west, across the northern part of the site, and leading to Birch Park to the east. This trail was envisioned to be part of what we currently refer to as a "greenway ". A greenway is a corridor of protected open space managed for conservation and recreational purposes. The comprehensive plan includes a greenway map (see attached detail). The City has no automatic ownership rights within areas envisioned as greenways. Greenway corridors on the map are conceptual and are to be refined through the development review process. The greenway map includes the entire site within a conceptual greenway. The City has begun the process to update the parks and trails plan. The new planning effort will address open space that is not part of active use parks. The planning process will include discussion on the different types of open space— active recreation parkland and passive space with natural resource preservation goals —and how they do or don't fit into the community's future. The goal is to complete that plan in 2004. The 1992 park plan has not been implemented as envisioned, largely due to the lack of consensus on how to accomplish its goals. The lack of consensus on how to achieve the greenway vision laid out in the comprehensive plan is further manifestation of the need to address these concepts. The intent of the new parks and open space planning effort is to resolve these issues. We can say that it would be physically possible to retain some greenway along the south and east edges of this site and make progress on the creation of a linear trail corridor. This could involve cooperating with the developer and possible granting some flexibility on lot sizes and/or other design elements. The proposed plan substitutes the park (Parcel B). This would provide a possible connection to the northeast. The Park Board discussed the project at its May 3rd meeting and recommended only a cash dedication. The subdivision ordinance includes park dedication requirements. Park dedication is $1665 per residential unit. The Park Board's view was that the proposed park is marginal land and can't be used for active park purposes. • Utilities: Sanitary sewer and water service will connect to existing facilities in Fox Road. As of May 6th, the analysis of the water system was pending to determine if pressure and circulation are adequate for this development. If not, this project is premature.