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Memo", TO: Honorable Mayor and Conncil Members FROM: Kim Stephan ~ SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Committee Recommendation Commercial & Industrial Park Dedication Fees DATE: April 9, 2004 The Parks and Recreation Committee made the following recommendation for Council consideration at their April 7, 2004 committee meeting. Commercial & Industrial Park Dedication Fees At the March 3,2004 Parks & Recreation Meeting, Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc questioned if there were currently any park dedication fees required for commercial or industrial properties. Chairperson Peterson responded with the City of Lino Lakes is currently charging park dedication fees for commercial property, but Centerville requires only residential properties to pay park dedication fees. Council Member Lee requested this be added as a discussion on the next council agenda ~:1?S March 10, 2004. City Council directed staff to research what other cities were charging;"1ranytmng, for Commercial & Industrial Park Dedication Fees. The information the City Clerk put together from the Cities ofLino Lakes & Hugo was presented to City Council at the March 24, 2004 City Council Meeting. City Council requested this information be passed on to the Parks & Recreation Committee for a recommendation. Both the cities ofLino Lakes & Hugo have Commercial & Industrial Park Dedication Fees as follows: Lino Lakes $2,175/acre - Both Commercial & Industrial $1,665/unit - Residential $1,800/acre - Commercial, Industrial & Residential Hugo The Parks & Recreation Committee discussed the various options at length. Committee Member Peil stated she was in favor of charging fees per acre, but wanted an amount lower than the cities current $3000/unit charge for Residential Park Dedication Fees. Committee Member Peil felt the various fees charged for permits was already a deterrent to businesses choosing to look at building in Centerville and wanted to keep the Park Dedication Fees lower so as to not discourage businesses or appear that Centerville was not business friendly. Chairperson Peterson agreed and added that Centerville's requirements for building in industrial and commercial areas were already more stringent than neighboring communities, and although that allowed for higher quality buildings, it also kept some businesses from choosing Centerville.