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Background Proposal EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: November 15, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Administrat SUBJECT: Hazelnut Park Expansion Item For a number of years, Trinity Lutheran Church has been allowing the City to use some of their property for park and recreational purposes. For at least the last two y ears, the City and Trinity Lutheran Church have been in discussions about the City purchasing some of this property from the Church. The intent would be to add the newly acquired property to Hazelnut Park. The City Council has talked about this possible acquisition at a number of meetings this summer and fall. The direction from the Council to staff was to work with the Church representatives to negotiate a fair price for the land and that the final agreement needs to include a provision for access and parking that would be recorded against the Church property. Staff met with Church representatives on October 28, 2010 to further discuss this possible property acquisition. Based on the City Council discussion at its Julys 9, 2010 work session, staff offered $174,000 for 70,000 square feet of land. After some "give and take staff and Church representatives agreed to take a $3.00 per square foot proposal ($21 0,000 for a 70,000 square feet (approximately) see attached map) back to the Council and the Church Board. With this purchase the Church would formally agree to allow public access and use of the Church parking lot for park and recreational purposes. The City Attorney would draft this agreement. All other current terms and conditions for use and maintenance of the parking lot will remain unchanged. When and if an improvement of the parking lot is necessary, both parties will jointly discuss that situation then. Parks and Recreation manager Michelle Olsen has advised me that it would cost up to $21,000 to irrigate the soccer field and another $2,000 per year to maintain the field.