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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-06-2021 Council Work Session PacketCouncil Work Session Monday, December 6, 2021 5:30 P.M. Orono Council Chambers, 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 WORK SESSION AGENDA 1. Park Dedication Council Work Session Monday, December 6, 2021 5:30 P.M. Orono Council Chambers, 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 Past Meeting Agendas November 8, 2021 • Building Official/ Building Inspector Hire Update • Annual Appointments Discussion October 25, 2021 • CIP Discussion A. Police Department B. Parks C. IT D. Building October 11, 2021 • Interview Park Commissioner Candidates • Prosecuting Attorney Services Discussion Annual Discussions Timeframe: • Budget: Part of June, All of July, August and October. • City Administrator & Police Chief Update (3 times per year for 15 minutes) CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM DATE: December 6, 2021 TO: Mayor Walsh, City Council Adam Edwards, City Administrator FROM: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP, Community Development Director RE: Park Dedication This memo was originally presented to the Council on November 22, 2021, but due to time constraints, discussion was tabled to December 6th, 2021. As part of the fee schedule annual review, staff has been reviewing the park dedication. Though the methodology and fees were last reviewed in 2011, the fees have been static since 2001. Park dedication was identified as needing further study when the Subdivision code was reviewed in 2020. After review of the current park system, and anticipated growth based on the 2040 Comprehensive plan, staff proposes some changes to the park dedication methodology and formula. In essence, the revised methodology is based on the premise that “Development pays for itself.” Staff will go through the methodology at the workshop. In summary, the current residential share of our park system is 0.10 acre per residential house hold. The current Commercial/ Industrial share is 0.05 acres per C/I acre or 14 employees. Each new Household (lot) should provide 0.10 acres of park dedication to maintain the current residential share. Cash in lieu of this land is proposed to be the amount of land times the average predeveloped value of the property being developed. A cap of park dedication is proposed, based on the density of the project. The methodology recommended is based on no identified, specific needs for additional parks, and limited trail additions. If the Council would like to incorporate these goals into the methodology, a specific study should be completed to establish nexus of the additions (and related increased fees) to the proposed development. These proposed changes will require an amendment to the subdivision code. Staff will initiate that for January review by the Planning Commission. Attachments Establishing Park Dedication - League document Park dedication methodology Step 1 Current Level Current Households US Census/ Met Council 3148 Current Park Acres 2040 Comprehensive Plan (T3B‐1) 274.7 Current Trail miles 2040 Comprehensive Plan (T3B‐1) 3.21 Current Employees 2040 Comprehensive Plan (T3B‐1) 1700 Percentage of HH developed to 2040 level 81% Step 2 Anticipated Need 2040 Household 2040 Comprehensive Plan 3900 Households Anticipated Park acres 124% of current level 340.32 Acres Anticipated Trail miles 124% of current level 3.98 Miles Step 3 Residential share 98.0% Commercial Share 2.0% Step 4 Residential/ Commercial share Residential 98% of current Park acres 269.21 Acres 98% of current trail miles 3.15 Miles Per Res HH share Park acres  [sq feet] 0.09 3725.1 Trail miles [feet] 0.00100 5.27631 Commercial 2% of Park acres 5.49 Acres 2% of trail miles 0.06 Miles Per C/I acre Park acres [sq feet] 0.05 1977.84 Trail miles [feet] 0.00 2.801455 There are 1700 employees in 121 acres, per Comp Plan table 3B‐2      Employees per C/I acre 14.05 Step 5 Park dedication, acres required Residential Park per HH (acres) 0.1 0.09 Residential Trail per HH (feet) 0.000 5.28 Step 6 Commercial Park acres or every 14 employees 0.05 Commercial Trail feet or every 14 employees 2.8 98% of the non‐park land in Orono is  Residential, 2% is commercial, per the  Comprehensive Plan, Table 3B‐2 Step 7 Each new residential household shall provide 0.1 acres of land as a park dedication.        In lieu of land, the cash equivalent is the lower of either the product found by multiplying the  number of acres required times the average undeveloped value per acre, or  8% of the undeveloped  land value.  Because higher density developments have less private open space for which to  recreate, and therefore have a greater impact on the public park system, projects with a density  greater than 10 units per acre shall be capped at 20% of the predevelopment land value.   Proposed Park dedication, commercial is 0.05 acres per 14 employees or 1 acre of C/I land      In lieu of land, the cash equivalent is the lower of either the product found by multiplying the  number of acres required times the average undeveloped value per acre, or 8% of the undeveloped  land value.