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<br /> r- , . <br /> .d <br /> n <br /> -,' <br /> , , . <br /> .1 To: Dale Hicks <br /> 1 Arden Hills City Council <br /> I From: Dennis Foster <br /> I What-A-Racquet Sports Courts, Inc. <br /> I SLlbjectl Park Dedication <br /> I Date: June 7 1992 <br /> i .,,:, ~ <br /> I <br /> I The intent of this memo is to add'....ess Section 22-9 of the Arden Hills <br /> I <br /> I Municiple Code, Public Use Dedication, sub--sect ion (b) , Recreation and <br /> I Conservation. <br /> I. F'el'-centage of Dedication. <br /> I <br /> Pal"agraph (2) states "The percentage of dedicC\tion .. . shC\ll not <br /> I e>:ceed 10'1." of the tract to be developed. <br /> ! <br /> Th e SLlb -sec t i on also stC\tes "In determining the percentC\ge of <br /> I <br /> 1 dedication, the City Council shall take into consideration the C\mount <br /> tJf open space, park, recreati onal or commons areas and facilities <br /> which the developer has designed into the proposed development for LIse <br /> . by occupants of the development." <br /> A. It is obvi OLIS that our entire development is designed for <br /> Ilrecreational" use. <br /> B. It is also only good business sense for us to allow our <br /> I employees (occLlpants) free use of those facilities. <br /> I C. In a ver'y si mi lC\r fashion to a park, the central val LIe of our <br /> development is to provi de an opportunity for the surrounding <br /> I <br /> I community to enjoy recreational activities. We are, in effect, <br /> I comparable to a park facil ity. <br /> I D. The maintenance cost of those facilities are born by us, not <br /> I the ci'ty. <br /> ; <br /> , <br /> I E. Control <br /> ! Data (and others) have long used the western half of <br /> l the property for outdoor voll eyball games, and as a place to plant <br /> (;]ardens. We intend to continue to allow those uses, not only to <br /> Cont:l-al Di::lta~ but othel"' comparlies and residents as well, at. no <br /> cost~ (There wi 11 be a temporary interruption due to construction <br /> activities. ) <br /> Since other p,,,rk ded:Lcations, according to poll-agraph (1) , range from <br /> 6% to 1.0'1., we an; as~d ng the council to accept e:\n 8% dedication. <br /> ; . II. <br /> Cash vs. Property. <br /> Paragraph (4) of this section states "...the City Council may require <br /> the developer to pay the City, as an eqLlivalent contribution, ,.an <br /> amount in cash equal to the percentage of land. .. " Our development <br /> . <br /> plans are such that we are unable to donate land to the city, and <br />