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City Council meeting of March 7, 2005 Page 5 Council expressed desire to further discuss the parkland dedication fee for commercial property. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded to approve ORDINANCE 2005-396 AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES, RATES AND CHARGES FOR YEAR 2005, including the increase in the parkland dedication fee of $2,400 for residential and commercial property. VOTING AYE: Puleo, Miron, Petryk, Haas Motion Carried. APPROVE GRANT APPLICATION TO MNDNR FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT FOR DIAMOND POINT EAST PARK At its February 9, 2005 meeting, the Parks Commission voted to submit a grant application to the MnDNR for an Outdoor Recreation Grant for Diamond Point Park. As part of the grant application process, Council must hold a public hearing in order to take public comment on the proposed park improvements and adopt a resolution. PW Director Petree provided the Council with a PowerPoint presentation and an overview of the park and the grant application. Petree stated that Diamond Point Park is approximately 13 acres in size and will have the following amenities: a hockey rink with a bituminous surface for inline skating in the summer; a warming house facility; an active play structure; a pleasure skating rink; trail connections to regional trails; and 20 parking spaces. Petree stated that the implementation schedule for the site as follows: the DNR will award grants in June of 2005, and the park will be constructed in the spring of 2006. Petree stated that the overall cost of the park would be $380,000, with half of the funding coming from the DNR grant, and half coming from park dedication fees. No residents would be assessed for the cost of the park. PW Director Petree also stated that the annual maintenance costs of the site would be $22,000. Mayor Miron opened the public hearing, and Parks Commissioner Tom Weidt stated that he has been approached by a number of hockey parents inquiring about the loss of the Hugo Elementary rink, and that the Diamond Point Park would be a great addition to the City Park plan. There were no other written or oral comments and the public hearing was closed by Mayor Miron. Haas made motion, seconded by Puleo to approve RESOLUTION 2005-7 SUPPORTING THE DIAMOND POINT PARK DNR OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT APPLICATION. VOTING AYE: Puleo, Miron, Petryk, Haas Motion Carried. STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM As part of the state and federal requirements to improve cleanup of lakes and rivers in the City, Council must hold a public hearing in order to allow staff to outline the activities that the City has engaged in as a result of implementing the storm water pollution prevention program. PW Director Chris Petree and Senior Engineering Technician Scott Anderson delivered a short Power Point presentation and provided Council with an overview of their activities to date. Mayor Miron opened the public hearing and resident Adam Muller stated that the City Council needed to explain some of the terms used, and needed to use fewer acronyms. There were no other written or oral comments.