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Rice Lake Reserve PUD and Preliminary Plat Page 8 Goodview Avenue and Hanifl Fields Athletic Park per the plan. In order for the trail to be extended to Hanifl Fields Athletic Park the applicant shall revised the plans to show and install a trail along Street A. The trail system will provide a recreational experience that takes advantage of the view sheds of the natural areas and access to future trails and parks. The applicant has done a good job meeting the comprehensive plan in regards to trails. In previous discussions with the applicant staff recommended a neighborhood gathering space with some amenities be integrated into the development. The goal is to provide open space for the residents to use, gather, and meet. This directly correlates with the request to have PUD flexibility for reduced lot sizes and setbacks. Reduced lots sizes and setbacks results in less green space/open space for each lot the development. In a previous draft of the preliminary plat and PUD general plan the applicant showed a neighborhood gathering space, where Lots 1-3, Block 3, are shown in the preliminary plat. These lots were added after the Parks Commission meeting. The previous plan (90 units) was considered by the Parks Commission in November. At its Wednesday, November 20, 2019, meeting the Parks Commission considered the park dedication request from the applicant. The applicant requested to get park dedication credit for the .5 acre park/gather space area and to satisfy the remainder of the park dedication requirement with fees. Park land dedication of 3 acres would be required with for the 29.56 acre of upland within the development. Therefore, the proposed dedication of .5 acres would satisfy 16% of the requirement and the remaining 84% would be satisfied through fees. Currently, the park dedication fee is $2,400 per unit and would therefore be $2,016 per unit or $181,440 in total. Without a land dedication, the total park dedication fee would be $216,000. Staff noted at the meeting that the Parks, Trails, and Open Space plan outlines standards for developing city parks. Neighborhood parks shall be 5- 20 acres in size and would typically include a playground, athletic field, natural area, and picnic shelter. The development is in Neighborhood Park Service Area 9 (NP-9) which includes Diamond Point Park. An additional park is not needed in NP-9 as it currently has a total population of 1,222 and the development will not lead to exceeding the standard of 1 park per 5,000 people. Additionally, the development is within 1/2 mile service area of Hanifl Fields Athletic Park. Staff recommended that the Parks Commission support construction of the trail through the development. The applicant at that time was proposing that the .5 acre neighborhood gathering space be considered for park dedication. Staff recommended that this not be dedicated as a public park and that the park dedication be satisfied by payment of the full fee, which is currently $2,400 per unit ($216,000 for 90 units). The Parks Commission liked the trail through the development and recommended sidewalks to be added to streets. The applicant has added sidewalks to the plans. Although the Parks Commission liked the neighborhood gathering space included in the plan, they recommended not accepting land for the park dedication and accepting the full park land dedication fee of $216,000 ($2,400/unit).