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RCA Attachment D 160 Staff also stated that the developer has offered the one acre of land across the street to the city at a 161 price the city would not entertain and that land is not part of the Park Dedication discussion. 162 163 S. Martineau, 2311 St. Croix. Stated that the city is missing a once in a lifetime opportunity to get a 164 piece of parkland for the city in this area of town. He does appreciate the developer trying to 165 accommodate the changes of everyone. He has a lot of issues with the development itself but he will 166 take those up with the planning Commission and the City Council. 167 168 Commissioner Arneson noted that the .5 acres that was proposed is not appropriate for a park and 169 would not be a useable park for an area that really needs parkland. 170 171 Staff noted that they did speak to the developer to try and buy individual lots to increase the size of 172 the proposed park. However, the prices were quite high for each smaller lot. 173 174 Developer Ganz added that the elevation is hard to develop on this property. 175 176 Commissioner Stoner felt it would be irresponsible to accept the piece of proposed land as it does 177 not meet the statutory guidelines for what the city would accept for Park Dedication. As a result he 178 may not feel comfortable making a decision this evening but rather would prefer to see another 179 proposal from the developer after hearing tonight’s feedback and concerns. 180 181 Developer Ganz relayed that they will be bringing in over 10,000 in fill in order to make the houses 182 buildable and walkouts. The wetland will be setup as a storm water wetland not an original wetland 183 because in 1974 the county dumped in storm sewer into the property. The developer feels that the 184 yellow outlined location is the best place for the city to have usable land, based on the elevation of 185 the property. The developer is willing to sell the adjacent 1 acre parcel to the city for market value. 186 187 Commissioner Stoner, reiterated that what is being presented does not appear to be the only option. 188 Especially, seeing the piece across the street being offered at market value. It appears that only the 189 easiest options have been thought through. He appreciated the developer joining the meeting and 190 answering questions tonight. However, he would like to have the developer come back next month 191 with a reasonable option for land in lieu of cash. 192 193 Commissioner Baggenstoss asked the developer what the market value of the parcel across the street 194 would be. 195 196 The developer stated that if it was sold right now it would go for $780,000. It was offered to the city 197 for $650,000. 198 5 Page 7 of 33