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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 21, 2004 APPROVED 1 111 2 3 CITY OF LINO LAKES 4 MINUTES 5 6 7 8 DATE : April 21, 2004 9 TIME STARTED : 5:34 p.m. 10 TIME ENDED : 10:10 p.m. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Carlson, Dahl, Reinert, 12 Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson 13 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 14 15 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Community Development 16 Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski (part); City Planner, Jeff 17 Smyser; Administration Director, Dan Tesch (part); Public Services Director, Rick 18 DeGardner (part); Utilities Supervisor, Tim Hillesheim (part); City Attorney, Bill 19 Hawkins (part); and City Clerk, Ann Blair (part). 20 21 22 CENTURY FARMS NORTH, JEFF SMYSER 23 24 Park Dedication — City Administrator Heitke stated there were questions at the last • 25 Council meeting regarding park dedication fees for Century Farms North development. 26 The City Attorney clarified his legal opinion in a memo that was included in the Council 27 packets. The City Attorney is also present this evening to answer any additional 28 questions. 29 30 Councilmember Carlson asked if the City has been asked to change the $28,000 per acre 31 for other development within the City. City Planner Smyser advised he is unaware of 32 another time the City was asked to change the land value to $28,000 per acre. He noted it 33 has been a long time since the City had a land/cash combination for the park fees. 34 35 Councilmember Reinert clarified that the $50,000 price was used because legally the City 36 can only base the land to that value. 37 38 City Attorney Hawkins advised that legally the City could only base the land up to that 39 value. The City has the obligation to keep the Park Ordinance current. The park 40 dedication fees need to be reviewed. The $50,000 number was initially proposed by the 41 developer. That number is very realistic in terms of today's market. 42 43 Councilmember Carlson requested the Personal Identification Number (PIN) for the 44 property in relation to land value. 45 46 Community Development Director Grochala stated that when this development started, 47 the City was only looking for a land dedication. The City requires a 10% land dedication. • 48 Technically, the City only has a difference of 2,000 sq. ft. The trail improvements and 49 sidewalks made up for that difference.