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• SPECIAL JOINT MEETING July 10, 1985 Page Three Mr. McLean explained the Planning and Zoning Board is concerned that the Park Board has not designated land for park dedication in the recent past, and has opted to receive money for park use. Particularly, in the eastern portion of the City, where the P & Z feels development is beginning to happen, there is no desig- nated land for park or public use. The current comprehensive land use plan calls for future park /public land in that area of the City. Recently, several land splits, etc. have taken place in the area, and the P & Z feels that the time to plan for park /public land is now. When the Park Board reviewed these land splits, etc. they chose to take money rather than land. Ken Johnson stated he was aware of the future need, but presently he felt that land is planned for agriculture use. Ray Johnson stated that he felt that the City presently has sev- eral small undeveloped sites dedicated for park use. The City does not have the money to develop the sites and to maintain the sites is expensive. He felt that designating any further such sites would be a further financial drain. He felt that 100 of small land splits is not enough fora decent park and too much of a burden on small individual land owners who wish to split. He felt that the new park dedication policy which spells out $160 per housing unit is more equitable for the small individual land owner. It was mentioned that the land could be bought now quite inex- pensively because it is agricultural with no improvements, so buying it now would be a wise financial move. A suggestion was made to sell the small undeveloped sites within the City to pay for a decent park. The group was reminded, however, that once land is dedicated for park purposes, the City cannot legally sell it. Mayor Benson suggested that since the Park Board has now become aware of the concerns of the Planning and Zoning Board, that they take the next step in the direction of reserving a particular spot for park or public use in the eastern portion of the City. COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN Mr. McLean explained that the P 8 Z Board feels that the compre- hensive plan should be reviewed and the proper steps taken to update the plan and related ordinance with regard to thoroughfare patterns, possible rezoning of portions of the City, dish antennaes, earth homes, solar heat, and future park and public use land. Mr. Schumacher reminded the group that ordinance changes relating to earth homes, dish antennaes, solar heat, etc. could be taken care of quite inexpensively. Comprehensive plan reviews for thoroughfares, rezones, etc. would require the expertise of a professional planner. Currently the budget has no allocation for these services. Mr. Zack Johnson has stated that it would cost from $4,000 to $6,000 to do such comprehensive plan review,