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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 21, 2004 APPROVED • 2 Councilmember Dahl stated land values have gone up since the plat was started. If the 3 land value increases, the park dedication should also increase. 4 5 City Attorney Hawkins stated he thought there was some provision within the last Park 6 Plan for adjustments to park fees. If there is not a provision, the new Park Plan should 7 include a provision. 8 9 Councilmember Stoltz suggested the Park Plan eliminate a land value amount within the 10 park dedication fee. 11 12 Final Plat — City Planner Smyser advised the final plat was reviewed at the last Council 13 meeting. All outstanding issues have been resolved and staff is recommending approval. 14 15 Councilmember Carlson asked if the check the City received was for a stoplight. 16 Community Development Director Grochala advised the dollars received are for traffic 17 signalization. 18 19 Councilmember Carlson stated that it needs to be very clear within the meeting minutes 20 that the dollars received, in the amount of $25,500 are for a stoplight. 21 22 This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, April 26, 2004, 6:30 p.m. 23 24 PARK DEDICATION FEES, RICK DEGARDNER •25 26 City Administrator Heitke advised there were comments about adjusting the park 27 dedication fees at the last Council meeting. Staff has indicated the fees would be adjusted 28 in conjunction with the new Comprehensive Park Plan. 29 30 Public Services Director DeGardner stated the dollar values related to land values are in a 31 resolution as opposed to the Park Ordinance. Changing the resolution is not very 32 difficult. The City is updating the Comprehensive Park Plan with consultant Jeff 33 Shoenbauer. It makes sense to adjust the park fees based on the new Comprehensive 34 Park Plan. After Council review of the plan and approval, staff will review the park fees. 35 It is anticipated that the Comprehensive Park Plan would come before the Council at the 36 end of June. 37 38 City Attorney Hawkins stated there has been a lot of litigation in Minnesota regarding 39 this issue. There has to be a connection between the development and what the City is 40 asking dollars for. Once the connection has been proven, the City needs rough 41 proportionality. The City cannot come up with an arbitrary number. That is where the 42 Comprehensive Park Plan comes in. The City can make reasonable changes to the park 43 fees based on the Comprehensive Parks Plan and the park needs within the City. The 44 park fees should be reviewed every year along with other City fees. 45 46 Public Services Director stated that from his perspective, the value of land is irrelevant. 47 The City typically asks for 10% land dedication. The City needs to adjust the park fees 411 48 but the land values are not an issue. This is the first land/cash dedication since Highland