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Parks Commission Meeting 7-10-02 Minutes Page 1 of 2 Hugo, Minnesota Parks and Recreation Open Space Commission Meeting July 10, 2002 6:30 p.m. Oneka Room — City Hall Meeting Chair: Robyn LaCasse Minutes By: Laurie McRostie Present: Kitty Cheesebrow, Robyn LaCasse, Jennifer May, Pete Pedersen, Bunny Peterson, David Strub, Chuck Haas, John Rask, Laurie McRostie. Absent: Tom Weidt, Bronwen Kleissler, Copies To: Commission Members, Michele Lindau- Community Development Assistant, John Rask - Community Development Director, Mike Ericson - City Administrator Legacy — The McCollar Property Development A. The preliminary plat for Legacy Phase 1 is moving through the process. The commission reviewed the plan and made recommendations. B. Outlot A and Outlot B will be accepted as public parks. They are located on the new proposed trail system and they make excellent public, park appendages to the trail system in Hugo. They will provide excellent places for neighbors to gather and trail users to stop and rest. C. A trail running primarily east to west will be constructed off road as part of the development. It is proposed to be 6 feet in width. If this trail is designed for bikers and walkers it may be more appropriate to have it be 8 feet wide. D. A north south trail connecting to the Clear Water Creek Preserve on the south side should be constructed. Two options are proposed. One is an off-road trail along the cul-de-sac that connects to the Preserve. Adding a trail in this location could impact wetlands. The second option is near the Creek itself on the east side of the Legacy development. The City has acquired land along the creek and this may be the location for the trail, not along the road. This issue will be studied and the solution presented at a later meeting. E. The cul-de-sac will not be constructed the way it is shown. The road will terminate at the boundary line of Clearwater Creek Preserve and a small area for a parking lot and turn around will be constructed instead of the cul-de-sac. This location will be one of the primary entrances to the Preserve. F. Although parkland is proposed to be accepted as part of the required park dedication neighborhood park requirements for this area are not completely met with this development. It is still desirable to provide a larger neighborhood park in the vicinity. G. Specifics of the parkland dedication will be finalized as the development moves through the process. II. County Road 8 A. The road alignment options continue to be analyzed. Some decisions have been made and the 140th alignment is no longer being considered because the environmental impacts exceed the benefits. Three other road alignment options at 147th, 145th and 142nd are still in consideration. B. Trail locations are still being discussed. A trail may not be built on both sides or even one side of future http://www.ci.hugo.mn.us/Parks_Recreation/minutes/7102002.htm 9/19/2007