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ARVEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: January 31, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Hazelnut Park Acquisition - Back-ground At the November 15, 2010, work session, the City Council directed staff to proceed with the purchase of approximately 70,000 square feet of land at $3 per square foot from Trinity Lutheran Church. The land will be used to enlarge the City's adjoining Hazelnut Park. For the past several years, the City has had a maintenance agreement with Trinity Lutheran for the use of their parking lot. Hazelnut Park does not have its own parking lot. Through the purchase, the City is securing additional land for park purposes. As a term of the sale, the City is requiring that the joint use of the parking lot be made permanent. Land Acquisition The City requires that the church plat the property prior to the City's acquisition. The parcel to be purchased by the City will be separated from the remainder of the church property and will be platted as Lot 2, Block 1, Trinity Lutheran of Lake Johanna Addition. City staff asked the church's surveyor to create a parcel of approximately 70,000 square feet that included the access point and sidewalk from the parking Iot to the park. The surveyor did so, but the resulting parcel appeared to be smaller than what the City would need to accommodate a soccer field. The surveyor revised the proposed plat. The revised Lot 2 comprises 71,474 square feet which would result in a sale price at $3 per square foot of$214,422. The proposed plat is attached. City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session January 31, 2011 Page 1 of 2