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ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 5, 2011 ROSEVILLE CITY HALL—6:30PM PRESENT: Azer, Diedrick, Doneen, Etten, D.Holt, M. Holt, Jacobson, Pederson, Simbeck ABSENT: Ristow contacted staff ahead of time STAFF: Brokke, Anfang GUESTS: Dan Williams, Steve Dorf 1. INTRODUCTIONS/ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES—MARCH 1,2011 MEETING Commission Recommendation: Minutes for the March 1, 2011 meeting were approved unanimously. 3. SWEARING IN OF NEW COMMISSIONERS Commission Chair Etten performed the swearing in of the new Parks and Recreation Commissioner members Lee Diedrick and Greg Simbeck 4. PARK DEDICATION a. Meritex Enterprises, Inc. Brokke provided a brief background and outlined the role of the Commission regarding Park Dedication. Meritex Enterprises representatives Dan Williams and Steve Dorf were present at the meeting and briefed the Commission on their current proposal and their request to waive the required Park Dedication fee. • Mr. Williams provided background information on Meritex Enterprises, Inc and the history of Highcrest Park. • Meritex Enterprises is specifically requesting that the Parks and Recreation Commission recommend to the City Council to waive the Park Dedication fee for the Highcrest Park Property because it is burdensome to economic development and a significant hit to Meritex's return. • D. Holt asked Maritex representatives why the City should waive the Park Dedication fee. Holt also questioned if the City has the ability to maximize its return on the property why would they willingly give up this right? Maritex responded that they feel there is not a direct connection to the use of park services by this development. • Azer commented that a new development coming into the City needs to be a part of the whole City and not chose what services it will contribute to. • D. Holt reminded Commissioners that exceptions set precedence and waiving the Park Dedication Fee at this time will make it difficult for the City to go back on the exception in the future. • D. Holt summarized the nexus concept and recognized that the local business community does use the park system and benefits from the Community resource. • Doneen clarified that the action of re-platting the property is the mechanism that initiates the Park Dedication process. Commission Recommendation: Motion by Doneen, second by Holt to recommend the Roseville City Council not accept Meritex request to waive the park dedication fee, and recommend that the Council accept the cash in lieu of land option for this land development. Motion passed unanimously. b. Josephine Woods