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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for December 14, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-023 - Subdivision Code Amendment - Park Dedication Ordinance\Memos_15-023 Page 1 of 3 NEW BUSINESS – 9B MEMORANDUM DATE: December 14, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator FROM: Matthew Bachler, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-023: Subdivision Code Amendment – Public Use Dedications Requested Action 1) Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2015-009 in Planning Case 15-023 for an amendment to Section 1130.08 of the Arden Hills City Code, as presented in the December 14, 2015 Report to the City Council. 2) Motion to approve publishing a Summary of Ordinance Number 2015-009 (A supermajority vote is required for this motion. The City Attorney has notified the City that, despite the current Council vacancy, a 4/4 vote is required for items that require supermajority approval). Background Development results in new residents and employees that have an impact on a community’s existing public infrastructure, such as streets, utilities, and parks. Minnesota State law authorizes cities to require as part of a subdivision approval that a reasonable portion of buildable land be dedicated to the public or preserved for public use specifically for parks, recreational facilities, playgrounds, trails, wetlands, or open space. The City’s current public use dedication requirements are found in Chapter 11 – Subdivisions, Section 1130.08 of the City Code (Attachment A). With the pending redevelopment of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site, City staff has been working with the City Attorney to update the public use dedication requirements to ensure that sufficient resources will be available for park development on TCAAP. Additionally, the update to the ordinance is meant to clarify park dedication requirements throughout the City and to affirm that these requirements may apply to