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TO: Parks & Recreation Committee FROM: Staff SUBJECT: $15,000 Allocation from General Fund & Park Dedication Fees DATE: February 27, 2015 Some of you may or may not have attending the Joint Work Session with Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission this Wednesday evening so I just wanted to give you a heads up on what has happened. Included with your packet are Council's 2015 City Focus Goals and 2015 Ongoing Priorities. Please review them and if you have questions, please forward them to Mike Ericson, City Administrator at: mericsongcentervillemn.com. At this same meeting Council was provided with the Parks & Recreation Committee's Park Improvements—5 year plan. As you are aware, Council felt that park dedication fees should not be paid by the City on the subdivision/lot split of City owned property for 140' x 140' of property for water tower maintenance purposes located at 7087 —20th Avenue South ($4,100). However, a subdivision/lot split for 6995 —20th Avenue South was reaffirmed at Council's meeting on Wednesday with a promissory note being provided by the property owners to pay park dedication fees in the amount of$3,806 from the proceeds of the sale. The property owners have six (6)months to make payment and if they fail to do so $3,806 plus interest will be assessed to their property taxes. The Committee will receive $3,806 when the promissory note is satisfied or when it is placed on the taxes for 2016. The owners of the property did not have the funding up front to pay the fees and requested an avenue to pay the fees from the proceeds of a sale anticipated shortly following recording of the plat with the County and Mechanical Air Systems, Inc.'s ability to secure a Conditional Use Permit from Council. The Committee requested that the portion of the City's Code that contained language regarding park dedication fees and the fee schedule be provided to them. On February 20, 2015 via email both of these items were provided to Committee Members and Council Liaison King. This section will be receiving additional review by Council to provide clarification as to what time the City receives park dedication fees (in the past they have been received from the developer) for a new subdivision not with a building permit as per the Code refers. A building permit would be fine for a vacant lot/undeveloped lot not covered by a subdivision/platting or previously paying these fees. The Code needs to address commercial/industrial subdivisions/platting as it currently does not and the fee schedule does. These two documents need to be in alignment. Council addressed the Parks & Recreation Committee's $15,000 allotment, park dedication fees, fee schedule and alignment with City Code, and hockey rink fencing concerns within their 2015 City Focus Goals.