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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 7, 1999 This item will appear on the agenda at the regular Council meeting Monday, April 12, 1999. The Council moved to the council chambers at 8:30 p.m. to listen to the annual Police Department Report presented by Steve Mortenson. The meeting reconvened at 8:40 p.m. CLEARWATER CREEK PHASE III UPDATE, JEFF SMYSER Jeff Smyser advised this item is continued from the March 22, 1999, Council meeting. Council had several questions about the open space. There are several options for ownership and/or care of the open space: 1. Homeowners association owns the open space except the trail corridor. Deed restrictions to address open space protection. A management plan for the open space is part of the homeowners association by-laws. 2. Homeowners association owns the open space except the trail corridor. The City holds an easement over the open space that restricts activity in the open space and gives this enforcement authority to the City. Monitoring of the easement areas is the responsibility of the City. A management plan for the open space is part of the homeowners association by-laws. 3. City owns all the open space. City is responsible for management of open space. Staff recommended op, Mayor Sullivan stated the Council needs a draft process and schedule before Monday night regarding.City involvement in the open space. The City must also get an escrow or endowment to cover the.expense of management of the open space. J.P. Houchins, Environmental Board, stated it was the consensus of the Environmental Board that if the land owners have a homeowners association they care more about the open space and take care of it better. The City does need some control to make sure the open space is used properly. He noted the importance of getting a model development for this particular open space as this will be used as a model for other open space development. Mr. Smyser stated that in discussing the phasing of the development with Mr. Quigly, developer of Clearwater Creek, it was determined that he wanted to construct roads and utilities in an area large enough to include the park and much of the trail system in the first phase. This would be the western portion or about 135 lots. The second phase would be the northeast portion. The last phase would be the southeast portion.