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• In the case of the City of Lino Lakes, City Staff indicated that there has been no formal response from the business community with respect to team participation or employee use of community park facilities. If this is indeed the case, the collection of park dedication fees from commercial /industrial uses may result in the unintended consequence of collecting park dedication twice, once on a resident's lot/home and again from the resident's employer. Unfortunately, there is no further data that our office could find that breaks down the number of actual Lino Lakes residents and employees that utilize the community park system as opposed to non - resident use. In the event that a relationship cannot be established concerning business impacts to the City park and trail systems, it is recommended that Lino Lakes discontinue the commercial /industrial park dedication requirements. RECOMMENDATION Case law and Minnesota Statutes provide that dedication requirements can only be applied facilities that will be impacted by the specific project. Future park dedication fees cannot be utilized to improve or maintain existing park and trail systems in fully developed neighborhoods unless a correlation can be made between the development and park use. The amount of cash /land dedication required from new development must be proportional to the impact that the project will generate on the park and trail system. The total planned park and trail system is estimated to cost $20,834,399 dollars, based 1111 upon the current Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan, 2001 land values and current facility costs. The City is developed with about'/ of its estimated saturation population of 30,000 people and 11,100 households. Based upon existing development, approximately 50% of the total park and trail system or $10,417,200 should be implemented to meet current resident demand. The current park system is land rich but facility poor based on national park per capita standards. The existing system provides for more and acreage per 1000 population than is required (based upon NRPA guidelines). The analysis indicates that an estimated $3,943,384 dollars of improvements are needed to equip the system to meet current demand. As such, the City will need to find alternative funding sources to generate the $3,943,384 dollars to equip the system for the current population. • The balance of the planned, future park and trail system is estimated to cost $10,417,200 and should be paid for by future development. Based upon the saturation population of 30,000 people and 2.7 people per household, the balance of the park system should be paid for by the 5,856 households that will be developed in the future. The charge per residential unit should be $1,780 dollars ($10,417,200 (50% park costs) 5,856 (future housing units = $1,780), to pay for the completion of the balance of the Lino Lakes park and trail system. 1. To maximize the value of cash dedications it is recommended that the City update its Subdivision Ordinance to require the land value determination (appraisal) to be made at the time of final plat as opposed to raw land value at preliminary plat. The 11 Lino Lakes Park Dedication Analysis