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service area of the specific facility. Exhibit D, Lino Lakes Parks/Trails Chart indicates • the percentage of each planned park service area that existing and future development will impact. Table 3 indicated that the current park system is land rich and that the City has acquired more land than is needed to serve the existing population (based upon the National Recreation and Parks Association guidelines). However it is important to note that the NRPA standards are guidelines only and that parkland and facilities need to be community specific. • • The current City population of 15,053 residents and 5,255 households is approximately 50% of the projected saturation population of 30,000 people. Table 5 illustrated that the existing population is underserved in relation to the available and planned park and trail facilities (the existing park system is 39% as opposed to 50% developed). The City will need to invest $2,490,134 dollars into the existing system to bring it up to the 50% level and provide the current residents with the level of park and trail services needed. Minnesota Statutes and case law have established that park dedication fees cannot be used for maintenance purposes or to provide facilities to the existing population. Therefore, the City will need to find alternative funding sources such as referenda, user fees, tax increase, grants etc., to raise the $2,490,134 dollars needed to equip the system to meet the needs of existing residents and accomplish 50% of the total park and trail system cost. Table 6 illustrates that the total park and trail system cost should be distributed on a 50/50% basis between existing and future development for an equitable distribution of system impact. PARK SYSTEM COSTS BY SERVICE AREAS Total Park and Trail System Cost 50% of Total System Cost Existing Development Future Development $22,909,399 $11,454,700 $8,964,566 (Value of Existing System) + 2,490,134 (Value to meet 50% of Cost) $11,454,700 $11,454,700 Table 6 indicates that half of the total park and trail system costs will be provided by future development through the application of park dedication fees. The unit cost to implement 50% of the future park and trail system based upon a total population saturation of 30,000 people and 11,111 households is $1,956 dollars per residential unit. Please note that the 10% park dedication figure per lot ($2,235) listed in Table 4 was used for illustrative purposes to show the difference between raw land value and land value at the time of final plat. The actual valuation fluctuates based upon the land characteristics of the project and the specific improvements required for the development. It is therefore not appropriate to use the example as a basis for establishing unit charges, as the value will fluctuate for each subdivision. 10 of 14