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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-03 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE November 3, 2004 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members J. Berg, R. Boldus, P. Messinger, T. Goodwin, J. Volimas and H. Lovelace. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud, Assistant City Engineer Jay Rubash and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting minutes of October 20, 2004. The minutes of the October 20, 2004 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting were presented. The minutes were approved as written. ITEM #4. Citizen Comments. There were no citizens present at the meeting for items other than what is scheduled on the agenda. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. There were no questions on staff reports. th ITEM#6. Zweber Farm 10 Addition preliminary and final plat. th Zweber Farm 10 Addition is located south of Cherryview Elementary and west of Highview Avenue consisting of two single-family lots. The plat was th originally platted as Outlot A of Zweber Farm 4 Addition. This outlot served as a temporary stormwater treatment basin which will now be served by the Pine Grove development located at Highview Avenue and Dodd Boulevard. The park dedication ordinance was satisfied for the original Zweber Farm plat through the dedication of the 10-acre Zweber Woods conservation area. 04.48 Motion by Goodwin and seconded by Messinger to recommend City th Council consider approval of Zweber Farm 10 Addition preliminary and final plat. The park dedication requirement was previously met with 10.26 acres of land for a conservation park area. In addition, the developer is required to follow the natural resources requirement detailed in the Planning and Engineering reports associated with tree preservation, grading, drainage and erosion control and further recommendations by the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, if applicable. Ayes ? 6 Nays ? 0 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 2 November 3, 2004 Motion passed. ITEM #7. Park dedication review. Annual review of the park dedication ordinance by the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee began two years ago. The committee recommended a base land value per acre for the purpose of establishing the park dedication fee for single-family and multi-family developments. Land values in the Twin Cities have increased three-fold over the past five years. Staff has prepared alternative options for the park dedication ordinance taking into consideration present land values in Lakeville. One approach to establishing park dedication fees is to have ?new development? pay the increased cost of providing new parks, trails and their associated development cost by calculation of park dedication fees using current land sale values. The present formula using the 2004 base land value of $56,500 per acre hinders the City?s capability to purchase land for parks and trails at current values, which in some cases, exceeds $100,000 per acre. City Attorney Roger Knutson has suggested an ordinance using 10% of the land?s current market value at the time of platting for cash requirements. The same 10%, more or less, would remain for land dedication requirements. Assistant City Engineer Jay Rubash explained various scenarios to calculate park dedication requirements. The current method is based on a $56,500 value per acre to determine - park dedication fees. Example: 10% park land or $2,250 per lot. The proposed method requires a cash contribution based on park - dedication fees in effect at the time of final plat (based on a per acre value established each year). If land and cash are dedicated, the park dedication requirement is calculated by dividing the land cost by the number of proposed lots. Example: 10% park land or amount developer paid for land divided by number of lots = cash contribution. The alternate proposed method is based on the amount the developer - paid for the land. Example: Park land and cash contribution is calculated based on actual land value. Volimas expressed concern about driving out smaller developers who cannot afford the new park dedication fees. There was additional discussion concerning this thought. Park dedication fees alone is not a single issue that might drive a smaller developer away but rather several issues, especially the cost to purchase land. Goodwin stated the revised formula seems simplified. Berg indicated he is comfortable with the position Lakeville is heading in relation to what other cities of similar size charge. Messinger supported increasing the fees using current land prices. Committee members in general supported increasing the fees based on current land prices in order to keep pace with future park land purchases and the cost to develop new parks. ITEM #8. Unfinished business. In the past, the parks and streets department have mined gravel from certain areas in Casperson Park. The areas mined were then restored and Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 3 November 3, 2004 seeded. That resource is no longer an option. Under consideration is mining on a portion of the 17 acres located between the Ritter Farm Park access road and Interstate 35W. Following the removal of gravel, the area would be restored and re-seeded. Staff displayed an aerial photo of the location and recommended the committee visit the site. ITEM #9. New business. Member Goodwin spoke of a development process used in Seattle called the Seattle Sustainable Development. This method is an alternative to curb and gutter. He is requesting comments from staff on this process. ITEM #10. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 6:00 PM at City Hall. ITEM #11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:16 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ John Berg, Chair