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I ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 2 MINUTES OF MEETING & TOUR: SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 3 ROSEVILLE CITY HALL—8:30AM 4 5 PRESENT: Azer, Boehm, Diedrick, Doneen, Etten, D. Holt, M. Holt, Ristow, Simbeck 6 ABSENT: Wall contacted staff with excused absence 8 STAFF: Anfang, Brokke, Evenson 9 1. INTRODUCTIONS/ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT 10 None 12 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES—AUGUST 7, 2012 MEETING 13 Commission Recommendation: 14 Minutes for the August 7, 2012 meeting were approved unanimously. 15 16 3. PARK DEDICATION—MERITEX HIGHCREST PARK 4TH ADDITION 17 This agenda item involved extensive Commission discussion on Park Dedication options. 18 19 Commission Chair Etten and staff presented the Meritex Highcrest Park 4th Addition proposal, 20 outlined the guidance in the Master Plan and communicated that the role of the Parks and Recreation 21 Commission is to review the proposal and recommend to the City Council that cash, land or a 22 combination be accepted to satisfy the Park Dedication Ordinance. The calculated Park Dedication 23 amount on this proposal is .41 acres of land or cash in the amount of$77,115. 24 25 Chair Etten and staff reviewed previous discussions and actions on the sections of the larger Meritex 26 property. The fact was pointed out that the larger Meritex property is being subdivided by smaller 27 pieces at a time, resulting in smaller parcels of land dedication. 28 29 Although a small parcel, the Commission discussed the opportunity of land acquisition in this area of 30 the City, how it fits into the Master Plan and how it might best be used by the community. 31 32 Reference was made to the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan and how small parcels relate to 33 the vision of park land in the City and this area and how it might be utilized. Commissioner D. Holt 34 commented that he visited the site the day before and mentioned that there was an individual 35 walking their dog on the parcel, suggesting possibly a need for land in the area. The vision of the 36 Master Plan suggests small parcel opportunity may exist in all areas of the City and that this sector 37 of Roseville is lacking in open space. Considerable discussions took place on how this area can be 38 served in the future and how all opportunities should be thoughtfully analyzed and considered and 39 not simply resort to the cash option. 40 41 Commissioners recognized and appreciate that in recent years Park Dedication considerations have 42 been moved earlier in the City planning process. Commissioners suggested for further refinement 43 and improvement, that developers present a land option early in the concept phase to assist the 44 Commission in their recommendation. It was recommended that future Park Dedication proposals 45 include the consideration of a land dedication option as part of the plat application process. 46 Commission Recommendation: 47 Motion by Doneen, second by Ristow to recommend to the City Council that cash be accepted in 48 lieu of land dedication for the Meritex Highcrest Park 4th Addition. Motion passed unanimously. 49 50 Motion by D. Holt, second by Simbeck to recommend to City Staff and the City Council that all 51 future Park Dedication proposals include a land dedication option by the owner/developer early on in 52 the initial plat application process to assist the Commission in their analysis and recommendation. 53 Motion passed unanimously. 54