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10 street. On May 18, the City Council reviewed the proposal along with the public record and adopted 11 Resolution 11703 approving the proposed Subdivision Variance and Lexington Woods preliminary plat, 12 with the following conditions. 13 1.Pursuant to thecomments from Roseville’s Fire Department Chief, the applicant shall install a 14 fire hydrant at both ends of the proposed cul-de-sac street. 15 2. Pursuant to the memo from Public Works staff in Attachment Gof this RCA, the applicant shall: 16 a. Provide an 8-foot bitumous trail within the Lexington Avenue right-of-way along the 17 length of the plat and any land accepted for park dedication. 18 b. Dedicate the specified easments and additional public right-of-way. 19 c. Post signs along private street prohibiting on-street parking. 20 3. The applicant shall dedicate the identified park land, or cash in lieu of land totaling $80,000, in 21 accordance with the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the following 22 advice of the City Attorney: 23 a. The City should seek to obtain an appropriate statement of liability protection by the 24 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 25 b. The City should engage a qualified consultant to assist with the due-diligence regarding 26 the conditions of the soils in the land area considered for park dedication and the 27 ramifications of using the land for public park purposes. 28 c. The City should accept park dedication of cash in lieu of land if prudent due diligence 29 leads the City to conclude that the land is not suitable for park dedication. 30 4. The applicant shall continue to communicate with the adjacent homeowners regarding their fence 31 needs and interests. 32 An excerpt of the May 18 City Council meeting minutes and a copy City Council Resolution 11703 are 33 included with this RCA as Attachment C. Pursuant to Condition 4, the applicant has continued their 34 discussions about fences with the adjacent homeowners; it will remain an ongoing process, though, 35 because specific fence needs might depend on how the tree removals impact the abutting properties. 36 Final Plat 37 Since May 18, Parks and Recreation Department staff engaged AET to conduct the due diligence 38 advised by the City Attorney and has made a determination regarding the suitability of the 39 recommended land for park dedication. The due diligence report and the Parks and Recreation 40 Department’s recommendation is included with this RCA as Attachment D 41 The proposed final plat, whichreflects the determination regarding park dedication and is otherwise 42 identical to the approved preliminary plat,isincluded with this RCA as Attachment E. The draft Public 43 Improvement Contract, which also reflects the determination regarding park dedication, is included as 44 Attachment G. While the Public Improvement Contract is normally presented to Council as a separate 45 action item, it has been incorporated herein as it is dependent on the park dedication recommendation. 46 Staff representing the Parks and Recreation Department and Public Works Department will be in 47 attendance at the June 22 City Council meeting to provide further information about these items. 48 Public Comment 49 As of the the time thie RCA was prepared, no additional comments from the public about the proposed 50 plat have been received by Planning Division staff. 7g RCA Page 2 of 4