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Park Board Meeting — November 2, 2009 Minutes • The November 2, 2009 Park Board meeting was called to order at 6:38pm by Pat Huelman. Roll call was taken; members present were Pat Huelman, Bill Kusterman Charles Evans and Matt Koehn. Members absent were George Lindy and Richard Jensen. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director and Sandie Wood, Public Services Department Office Manager. There was a moment of silence for Pam Taschuk. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MAY 4, 2009: Bill Kusterman made a motion to approve the May 4, 2009 minutes. Matt Koehn seconded the motion and the minutes were approved as written. SETTING AGENDA: 6c. Joint Powers Agreement with the Centennial School District was added to the agenda under New Business. OPEN MIKE: No one was present for open mike. • HIGHLAND MEADOWS PARK — LAND SALE PROPOSAL Rick told members that Mr. and Mrs. Judd (670 Arlo Lane) are interested in acquiring a 6'x145' strip of parkland (Highland Meadows Park) to provide the required setback for an addition to their garage. Mr. DeGardner said Attachment A shows the existing layout of Highland Meadows Park. He explained the original 4.6 acres of land was dedicated to the city to fulfill park dedication requirements for the Highland Meadows West development (cash was also received). He said that Outlot B (.07 acres) of Highland Meadows West — 3rd Addition was retained by the developer with the intent of selling the strip of land to the Judd's to create a buffer between their home and the parkland. Final terms between the developer and the Judd's didn't come to an agreeable conclusion so in 2002, the developer quit claim deeded Outlot B to the City with no restrictions. Rick said the total market value of Outlot B is $200. When contemplating the sale of city owned property, it is important to be mindful of the inherent value of public land. Even if a very small segment of Highland Meadows Park is going to be sold, the city needs to demonstrate a clear and substantial benefit to the general public. Any financial benefit must provide for some significant enhancements (landscaping, benches, etc) to Highland Meadows Park. He said if the City chooses to sell land to the Judd's, staff estimates administrative fees to be around $1,000. This includes survey work, preparing new legal descriptions, preparing legal papers, recording new deed with Anoka County, and publication of the ordinance. He went on to say the Judd's should be responsible for all associated costs incurred. 1