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Discussion at Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting12/07/04 Item: Twin Lakes Park Dedication fees Recommendation to Council: None Made Yet General Discussion: The Commission understands that the Twin Lakes development will have an impact on Langton Lake Park, and would want the impact to be as positive as possible. The Commission would like to maintain the wildemess-feel of the park and thus keep unnecessary intrusionsto a minimum. In the current concept, the Parkway comes much closer to the park than previous concepts. The Commission views the Parkway's proximity to the park as an unwanted intrusion that will impair the wildemess-like quality Roseville citizens enjoy at Langton. The Commission would like to know if the Parkway could be moved further south from the lake. If moving the Parkway further south would require park land dedication, the Commission would like to get some sense of how "x" amount of park dedication land would be required to move the Parkway "y" amount of feet south. This would help considerably in the park dedication recommendation. The Commission understands there to be an ordinance requiring development to be 300 ft away from existing lake shoreline (or something to that effect). If true, it wonders if the ordinance does apply to the Twin Lakes development and whether the city council is aware of this. And if it does apply to Twin Lakes development and the city council is aware of this, the Commission wonders why this ordinance was conceded in the current concept proposal. If conceded in negotiation, what did the city gain in return from the developers? Will this ordinance be enforced in future developments in Roseville? Does the city council see value in this ordinance? Answers to these questions would help provide understanding to the Commission on the City Council's vision of what is important in Roseville's development opportunities.