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Park Board Meeting - August 4, 2003 Minutes The August 4, 2003 City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was IIIcalled to order at 6:45pm, by Acting Chair Taschuk. • Roll call was taken, members present were Pam Taschuk, Bill Kusterman, Katie Boyle, and Paul Montain. Members absent were Michael O'Connor, Pat Huelman and George Lindy. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director. APPROVAL OF July 7, 2003 MINUTES: Bill Kusterman made a motion, seconded by Katie Boyle, to approve the July 7, 2003 minutes. The minutes were approved. SETTING THE AGENDA: The agenda was passed as presented. Review Cost Estimate for Proposed Recreation Area Improvements for Bruggeman Properties - Rick advised the Bruggeman Properties preliminary plat was discussed at the July 7, 2003 Park Board meeting. As indicated at last month's Park Board meeting, the developer will be requesting the City Council to credit the development of the private park area and construction of the trails towards the Park Dedication Fee. Subdivision VI of the current Park Dedication Ordinance states, "Where private open space for park and recreation purposes is provided in a proposed subdivision, such areas may be used for credit, at the discretion of the City Council, against the land for cash dedication requirement for park and recreation purposes, provided the City Council finds it is in the public interest to do so." Rick referred to a copy of a cost estimate for the proposed recreation area improvements dated July 25, 2003. Staff is comfortable with the estimated costs. If the Park Board elects to recommend to the City Council that credit be given towards Park Dedication fee requirements, Rick advised he is recommending that the developer not install the asphalt trails along Hodgson Road and Birch Street. Therefore, the developer will commit to developing the private recreation area as proposed as well as the 5' wide concrete trails in Phases I - III. The total proposed credit would therefore amount to $174,098. This would result in a cash balance of $82,680. Staff recommends designating $33,000 of the cash balance to construct the trails along Hodgson Road and Birch Street. Rick advised Mr. Schlenk, Bruggeman Homes, discussed with staff earlier today the possibility of the park area being public and • the City maintaining the park. The Planning and Zoning Board is scheduled to review the plan next week. 1