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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 15, 2017 Page 24 Councilmember Willmus further stated that he wanted to make sure the determina- tion of how dollars or land determinations were made was done so with input from the Parks & Recreation Commission and considered unique to each potential sub- division that may come along. Therefore, Councilmember Willmus stated his con- cern with trying to simplify language without addressing those issues or to create a situation for a potential developer using construction of a pathway around their de- velopment as their solution to meet park dedication requirements. Mr. Lloyd noted that the language still clearly states that the choice would be at the City Council's discretion, as recommended by the Planning Commission versus "cit " Y• Mayor Roe stated that he didn't see the risk here. Councilmember Etten stated that part of his concern was whether a developer may decide on what their park dedication consisted of; and whether non-single-family residents may be required to put it in anyway. As a part of this discussion with other advisory commissions and staff, Councilmember Etten asked if the Pathway Master Plan and pathway connectivity be included by reference beyond state statute (e.g. Exhibit E. Item G) currently changed to "park system plan" related to new land in general. While supportive of referencing the comprehensive plan, Coun- cilmember Etten opined that when you say "Pathway Master Plan" you moved away from that intent when the intent was for park use and funds for sidewalk con- nections that may not necessarily be the intent of the state statute referencing park planning and moving in another direction that he would not necessarily be comfort- able with. City Attorney Gaughan directed the City Council's attention to Subd. 2b of partic- ular attention to Exhibit E, parends b. While he hadn't researched parks and open space plan or pathway language completely at this point,Mr. Gaughan clarified that was the authority allowing the city to pursue park dedication. Therefore, Mr. Gaughan advised that the intent was that the city wanted to review those plans and language of the comprehensive plan in addressing parks and open space that would be a component of and referenced in this and other city ordinances. As noted,while he had not yet personally reviewed those documents, Mr. Gaughan advised that he would do so, based on his understanding that the city had to-date been operating from that interpretation. In terms of the Master Plan and Park/Open Space Plan, Parks and Recreation Di- rector Lonnie Brokke advised that there was a section in the comprehensive plan addressing parks/open space as referenced, with the goals and policies of that sec- tion included there and also in the Parks Master Plan. As the comprehensive plan update process moves forward, Mr. Brokke advised that those goals and policies would be connected.