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MEMORANDUM To: Parks and Recreation Commission From: Lonnie Brokke Date: March 31, 2011 Re: Notes for Commission Meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 1. Introductions/Public Comment Invited Commissioners and staff will be introduced. Public participation and public comment is encouraged. 2. Approval of Minutes of the April 5, 2011 Meeting Enclosed is a copy of the minutes of April 5, 2011. Please be prepared to approve or amend. Requested Commission Action: Approve/amend minutes of the meeting of April 5, 2011. 3. Park Dedication Process Discussion At your last meeting you had two Park Dedication items on your agenda where platting and/or subdividing occurred. Specific to the Josephine Woods plat, there was a discussion about the importance of improving the process on how and when park dedication items come to the City and to the Commission. Since that time the City Council has also discussed this further and Council Member Willmus suggested further Commission discussion and a recommendation as to how that might work. Currently there is a City Development Review Committee (DRC) led by City Planner Thomas Paschke and is made up of a staff representative of all departments. All development proposals are expected to be brought to this group for review. At that point, a development is a proposal that may or may not have considered the Park Dedication factor and may have already had community meetings. The Josephine Woods Development was an example where to request a change at the point it came to the Commission was awkward. Preliminary discussions at the meeting on potential ways to improve the process was for the City to have a policy (checklist) whereby anyone wishing to develop in the City be provided the Park Dedication Ordinance first and then be required to illustrate two initial proposals; one assuming land dedication and the other assuming cash dedication or a combination. This would make Park Dedication forethought and facilitate cooperative front end involvement by the City and the Developer. Assuming land dedication, developers will then have an opportunity to have a direct impact on how Park Dedication will work into their development. Included in your packet is the Park Dedication Ordinance for your reference. General guidance from the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan on Park acquisition is to make continued effective use of the Park Dedication Ordinance. Requested Commission Action: Discussion and make a recommendation on a Park Dedication process. 4. Master Plan Implementation Discussion This is continued discussion about the "path to implementation' . Commission Representatives and staff will plan to review any progress to date. This is a time to gather further guidance/direction from the entire commission. Enclosed is a Implementation Team Newsletter and an announcement for the upcoming community meeting.