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• • Park Board Meeting - August 5, 2002 Minutes Rick added the Environmental Board reviewed the project last week and the Planning and Zoning Board will be reviewing it on August 14, 2002. Mr. John Johnson, Engineer for Gary Uhde, came forward and reviewed the preliminary plat noting the proposed location of Carl Street. The proposed location has caused a lot of discussion. It was determined that Carl Street will be built on the indicated location on the current map. Mr. Johnson advised a traffic report has been completed that does show other options for the roadway. If the location is changed, the trail location will also be affected. He noted the total upland park area is 8.46 acres, over 5 acres of wetland and available open space. He also reviewed the park dedication requirements for the project. He indicated Mr. Uhde would like to create the park area as soon as possible and a recommendation needs to be made to the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Council. Chair Lindy asked if the intent of the park area was a linear type park. Rick advised the intent was to have a larger park area to accommodate substantial park amenities. Mr. Johnson stated there is a greenway element that blends into the project. Earlier discussions did include linear greenways but staff did indicate the active park should be in one area. Chair Lindy noted in the original discussions did include the difficulty of getting around the wetlands. Mr. Johnson referred to the map and pointed out the brown dotted line noting there is space there. The wetland there cannot be defined. That area needs to be mitigated but there needs to be a connection to the southern piece of the property. The two cul- de -sacs do connect with a trail. There was concern by the Air Park regarding the location of the trail. Chair Lindy stated the upland park area has notions of wetland also. He asked if the green area on the map is upland. Mr. Johnson stated there is a large area that is wetland that needs to be restored in another location. The green area will become entirely upland. Rick stated the city needs to get a minimum of 4 -5 acres of contiguous upland that is buildable for the park area. • Mr. Johnson stated the developer understands that and he believes that will happen with the current plan. 2