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Adopt -A -Park: To protect and enhance San Jos6's
* We are currently updating our
neighborhood parks and open spaces by ongoing
records. The Adopted Parks and
volunteer support and special events, and to educate
Open For Adoption lists will be
San Jos6 residents about the importance of parks and
reposted soon. Don't forget: more
open spaces.
than one group can adopt a park, so
we are still accepting proposals!
Adopt -A -Trail: To protect and enhance San Jos6 's * Thanks to all volunteers who came out
open trails through ongoing volunteer support, and to
educate San Jos6 residents about the importance if to Thanks Y'all on April 28, 2007,
trails. Please see the group picture below!
What We Are
Adopt -A -Park (AAP) and Adopt -A -Trail (AAT) are citywide volunteer programs that
recruit and train residents to assist in the general care and maintenance of
neighborhood parks, trails, and other parkland on City property. AAP/AAT also
educates the public about creating and preserving clean and safe parks and trails
for everyone.
Our Volunteers
AAP/AAT unites and supports all people interested in
improving San Jose 's neighborhood open spaces and
trails. Our volunteers include:
• Individuals
• Senior Citizens
• Neighborhood Associations
• Youth Groups
• Schools
• Scouts
• Church Groups
• Businesses
• Hiking and Biking Enthusiasts
Areas to Adopt
You can adopt the entire park, trail or a particular area in a park, including:
• Sports Fields
• Playgrounds
• Exercise Courses
• Courts
• Flower Beds
• Trees and Shrubs
• Trails
• Undeveloped Park Land
If you didn't make it, we hope to see you
next year! Mark your calendars for April
26, 2008!
* Don't forget to check this website
every month or two for the most up to
date program news, forms and
information.
Important Forms
Adoption Proposal and Agreement
Volunteer Service Aureement /Adult
Volunteer Service Agreement / Mino
Volunteer Hours Report
Advanced Tasks Request Form
Supply Request Form
Group Member Addition / Deletion Form
Important Documents
Trainina Handboo
Recruitment Handout - English
Recruitment Handout - Spanish
One Dav Creek
Cleahups
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once per month.
What You Can Do
Volunteers can: Pick up litter Rake leaves Remove
graffiti Report park hazards Sweep courts and
pathways Pull weeds Care for ecosystems Plant nat
plants Report homeless encampments, illegal dumping,
storm damage, injured or dead animals, mountain lions,
and other hazards.
Minimum Commitment
We ask for a minimum commitment of one year of
service to your adopted park or trail. We also ask that
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Adopt -A -Park and Adopt -A -Trail Training
• Once your adoption is approved, City staff will train the group leader, group
or individual to do the tasks for which you have volunteered and provide
you with starter materials.
• Volunteers are required to read, understand, and abide by the Safety
Guidelines in this handbook and must abide by all park and trail rules and
ordinances.
• Once you are trained, you or your group will be considered active
volunteers.
Recognition
Adopters receive:
• An official Certificate of Adoption.
• An AAP/AAT T-shirt (while supplies last).
• An invitation to the Annual Recognition Event.
• For park adoptions only: An adoption plaque with the adopters name on it,
which will be posted at the adopter's site after 60 volunteer reported hours.
This will reinforce a sense of responsibility and pride in the volunteers.
(This will occur on a first come first serve basis, and will remain posted as
long as the group/individual is an active volunteer.)
How to Sign Up
1 . Print and fill out the Adoption Proposal and
Agreement (found under the Important Forms
section on the right hand side of this page.)
2. Print and fill out the Volunteer Service
Agreement (found under the Important Forms
section on the right hand side of this page) for
the Group Leader and any other initial group
members. Volunteers under 18 years of age
must use the Volunteer Service Agreement -
Minorform and must have a parent/guardian
signature.
3. Fax or mail the forms to:
Adopt -A -Park / Adopt -A -Trail
200 East Santa Clara Street
Tower Floor 9
San Jos6, CA 95113
Fax: (408) 292-6435
4. AAP1AAT Staff will review your Adoption Proposal. You will be contacted
upon approval to set up an appointment for a training session.
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Adopt -A -Park participates in two
citywide creek cleanups a year, they
include:
National Riv er Cleanup Day:
Every Third Saturday in May
Coastal Cleanup Day:
Every Third Saturday in September
For more information visit the:
Creek Connect ons Action Group
Other Volunteer
Opportunities
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Adopt -A -Park / Adopt -A -Trail
200 East Santa Clara Street
Tower Floor 9
San Josd, CA 95113
(408) 793-4190
(408) 292-6435 (fax)
E-rnail: adoptapark@sanqoseca.go
Web site: sjadoptapark.org
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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC.
4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plan ners@nacplanning.com
MEMORANDUM
TO: Otsego Parks and Recreation Commission
Otsego Planning Commission
FROM: Daniel Licht, AICP
DATE: 28 October 2008
RE: Otsego — Subdivision Ordinance; Park and Trail Dedication
NAC FILE: 176.08-08.
BACKGROUND
The City Council has directed City staff to annually review the park and trail dedication
requirements in Section 21-7-18 of the Subdivision Ordinance, which must be
established by 1 January of each year. The purpose of this review is to ensure and
demonstrate that there is a nexus between the cash fee in lieu of land accepted by the
City for park and trait acquisition and development purposes is representative of the
costs incurred as required by Minnesota Statutes 462.358, Subd. 2c and case law from
Dolan v. Tigard.
The City completed a detailed study in 2003 of park and trail development costs
including land acquisition, land preparation and construction, the relationship between
housing density and park land needs, community facility needs and fees for commercial
and industrial development. Since that initial 2003 study, the City has annually
adjusted the park and trail dedication fee paid in lieu of land dedication to account for
changes in land value or construction costs.
Exhibits:
A. Section 21-7-18
B. Draft ordinance amendment
ANALYSIS
Current Fee. The City's current residential park and trail fee in lieu of land for
residential development was adopted to be effective 1 January 2008. The fee is based
on the following cumulative factors stated on a per residential unit basis:
Land acquisition: $1,600.00
Neighborhood park development: $ 801.00
Community center development: $ 822.00
Future trails construction: $ 57.00
TOTAL $3,280.00
For 2007, park and trail dedication fees in lieu of land for commercial and industrial
subdivisions were established at $7,000.00 and $3,500.00 per gross acre, respectively,
based on 2003 land values.
Land Cost. The land values component of the City's current park and trail fee is based
on an estimated cost of approximately $60,000 per gross acre dating back to 2004.
With the down turn in the residential development market, land values are expected to
have fallen. However, no sales of developable properties guided for residential land
use have been recorded within the sanitary sewer service district. Wells Fargo has
foreclosed upon the developer owned lots and outlots within the Martin Farms
development and is offering the parcel planned for single family lots at $28,300/acre.
The Wright County Assessors office indicates that they're recommended land value for
developable residential property for 2009 will be $32,000/acre. Based on this
information, an adjustment to the land value component of the City's park and trail fee is
required:
Estimated
Required
Per Acre
Single Family
Per Unit Cash
Raw Land
10% Land
Cash
Density
Dedication in
Value Per
Dedication
Contribution
Lieu of Land
Acre
$32,000
x
10%
$3,200.00
2.5
$1,280
Commercial and industrial land values along the TH 101 corridor have increased greatly
based on in place and new residential homes, new development creating accumulative
market attraction and the just completed improvements to TH 101. The current cash
fee in lieu of land for commercial and industrial is reflective of land values equal to
$70,000 an acre for commercial property and $35,000 an acre for industrial property.
Recent commercial land sales and appraisals done as part of the TH 101 and CSAH 42
improvement projects suggests minimum commercial property values of approximately
$350,000 per acre for commercial land and approximately $100,000 per acre for
industrial land. The City could justify an increase in the commercial and industrial cash
fee in lieu of land for park and trail dedication as the current fees are approximately two
percent of the land value of commercial property and four percent of industrial land
values. However, from an economic development standpoint, City staff would
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recommend that the commercial and industrial cash fees in lieu of land for park and trail
dedication not be changed.
Construction Cost. The City undertook construction of three new neighborhood parks
in 2006 and a conceptual design for a park within Wildflower Meadows based on
facilities and site designs intended to define a typical neighborhood park. The adjusted
average cost for these parks in 2008 was $643,953.00 based on information published
by the Engineering News -Record Construction Cost Index. The change in the
Engineering News -Record Construction Cost Index between the October 2007 and
October 2008 is a 7.2 percent increase in construction costs for a current estimated
development cost of 690,318.00.
Each neighborhood park guided by the Comprehensive Plan is anticipated to serve an
approximate one square mile area. Assuming an average density of 2.5 dwelling units
per acre within residential areas of the City based on existing development and
established development regulations, there are approximately 804 households per
square mile. As such, the cost per dwelling unit for neighborhood park construction
based on the current typical park facility design and construction costs is $859.00.
Community Facilities. Research was also done in the 2003 analysis regarding the
cost for construction of a community center similar to that built by Monticello, Maple
Grove, Becker and Elk River. The assumed cost of a similar facility for Otsego was
$14,800,000 based on that data. Under park and trail dedication requirements, the City
has included that portion of the cost for a community center to be borne by new
residents moving into the community. The 2000 Census identifies Otsego as having
2,062 households. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan projects the City to have a
household count of 21,471 by 2040 based on a growth rate of 400 to 600 new
households per year. The initial community center portion of the park dedication cash
fee in lieu of land was therefore set in 2003 at $690.00 reflecting the anticipated cost of
a community center and 2040 household estimate. The adjusted 2008 fee was set at
$822.00.
It is recommended that this element of the park and trail dedication fee be changed to a
broader community facilities category. Funds collected for community facilities may be
used to develop a future community center building as well as acquire land and develop
the two additional community parks shown on the 2004 Comprehensive Plan Future
Parks and Trails Plan map and/or continue development of remaining facilities shown
on the Prairie Park master plan. The costs for acquisition and development of the future
community facilities are comparable to that of the initial community center estimates.
As such, we recommend that the community facilities portion of the park and trail
dedication fee be adjusted by the ENR Construction Cost Index factor of 7.2 percent to
$880.00
Trails. The 2008 cash fee in lieu of land included a trail construction element to
account for full buildout of the remaining trail system. The City constructed 1,980 feet of
new trail along 75 th Street between Ohland Avenue and Odean Avenue in 2008, so the
remaining trails on the 2004 Comprehensive Plan Future Parks and Trails Plan map is
73,990 feet. The 2008 cost estimate for the construction of trails as part of street
projects or stand-alone construction is $17.41 a linear foot. To determine a cost factor
for future trail construction the following equation is used:
72,01 Oft. x $17.41 /ft. / 21,079 households = $59.48 / dwelling unit
RECOMMENDATION
Our office recommends that the park and trail cash fee in lieu of land for residential
subdivisions paid on a per dwelling unit basis as set forth by Section 21-7-18.1 of the
Subdivision Ordinance be established at $3,280.00 for 2008 (rounded to the nearest
$10.00) as shown below. This fee is $200.00 lower than the fee for 2007 based on
lower estimated land values, which offset 7.2 percent inflationary increases in
development costs the City may expect to incur.
Land acquisition: $1,280.00
Neighborhood park development: $ 860.00
Community Facilities: $ 880.00
Future trails construction: $ 60.00
TOTAL $3,080.00
The Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning Commission and City Council may
also consider increases to the commercial and industrial cash fees in lieu of land based
on rising land values. An increase to these fees must also be balanced against the
effect to the City's economic development goals.
POSSIBLE ACTIONS
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Motion to recommend approval of an ordinance amending the Subdivision
Ordinance establishing park and trail dedication fees for 2009.
Motion to recommend denial of the proposed amendment.
Motion to table.
Mike Robertson
Judy Hudson
Brad Belair
Andy MacArthur
Ron Wagner
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21-7-18: PUBLIC SITES AND OPEN SPACES (PARK LAND
DEDICATION):
A. As a prerequisite to final plat approval, and at the sole determination by
the City, applicants and/or developers shall dedicate a reasonable portion
of the buildable land within a proposed subdivision for parks, playgrounds,
public open spaces or trails and/or shall make a cash contribution to the
City's Park and Multi -Purpose Trail Funds roughly related to the
anticipated effect of the plat on the park and trail system. The amounts
listed in this section are the City's best estimate of the dedication or cash
contribution needed to offset the effect on those systems. The
requirement may also be met with a combination of land and cash if
approved by the City Council.
B. The land dedicated for parks and trails shall be in addition to property
dedicated for streets, alleys, easements, or other public ways. Land to be
dedicated shall be reasonably suitable for its intended use as determined
by the City and shall be at a location convenient to the public to be served. -
Factors used in evaluating the adequacy of proposed park and recreation
areas shall include size, shape, topography, geology, hydrology, tree
cover, access and location.
C. The applicant shall confer with City Staff and the Parks and Recreation
Committee at the time the preliminary plat is under consideration, to
secure a recommendation as to the location of any property that should be
dedicated to the public, such as parks, playgrounds or other public
property. The preliminary plat shall show the location and dimensions of
all areas to be dedicated in this manner. Such -contribution requirement
recommendation (s) will be sent to the Planning Commission for review
and comment and subsequently to the City Council for their approval.
D. When a proposed park, playground, recreational area, or other public
ground has been indicated in the City's official map or Comprehensive
Plan and is located in whole or in part within a proposed plat, it shall be
dedicated to the appropriate governmental unit. If the applicant elects not
to dedicate an area in excess of the land required hereunder for a
proposed public site that the City feels is in the public interest to acquire,
the City may consider acquiring the excess land through purchase or
condemnation.
E. Land area conveyed or dedicated to the City shall not be used in
calculating density requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance and shall be
in addition to and not in lieu of open space requirements for planned unit
developments.
F. Where private open space for park and recreation purposes is provided in
a proposed subdivision, such areas shall not be used for credit against the
requirement of dedication for park and recreation purposes, unless the
City Council finds it is in the public interest to do so.
G. The City, upon consideration of the particular type of development, may
require that a lesser parcel of land should be dedicated due to particular
features of the development. In such cases, a cash contribution shall be
required above the land dedication to insure that compensation is received
for the full amount of the impact on the City's park and trail system.
H. Land dedication.
In all new residential subdivisions where land dedication is to be
required, ten (10) percent of the buildable area subdivided, plus an
additional percentage of the buildable area subdivided with a
development density less than two and four -tenths (2.40) dwelling units
per acre. For new residential subdivisions with a density or portion
there of equal to or greater than two and four -tenths (2.40) dwelling
units per acre shall be dedicated for public parks, trails, or open space
consistent with the following table:
Density:
Land
Dedication
Units Per Buildable Acre
Percentage
0.00 > 2.39 du/acre
10%
2.40 > 4.79 du/acre
13%
4.80 > 7.99 du/acre
17%
8.00 du/acre and over
20%
2. In all commercial or industrial subdivisions where land dedication is
required, ten (10) percent of the buildable area of the land being
subdivided shall be dedicated for public parks, trails, or open space.
When a subdivision is proposed, the Developer shall make a dedication of
land for public park use, or the City may require a fee in lieu of such land
dedication as follows, which are the City's best estimate of the effect of the
subdivision on the City's park system:
1. Residential Development
2. Commercial Development:
3. Industrial Development
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$3,280.00 per dwelling unit.
$7,000.00 per gross acre.
$3,500.00 per gross acre.
S. If the applicant or developer does not believe that the estimates contained
in this section fairly and accurately represent the effect of the subdivision
on the park or trail system of the City, the applicant or developer may
request that the City prepare in depth study of the effect of the subdivision
on the park and trail system and an estimate of that effect in money and/or
land. All costs of such study shall be borne by the developer or applicant.
If the developer or applicant requests the preparation of such a study, the
request must be made at the time the development application is
submitted. No application for development that is submitted shall be
deemed complete until the requested study has been completed and a
determination is made as to the appropriate amount of land or money
necessary to offset the effects of the subdivision.
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ORDINANCE NO.: 2008 -
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
OTSEGO PERTAINING TO PARK AND TRAIL DEDICATION.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 21-7-18.1.1 of the Otsego Subdivision Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1 . Residential Development: $3,080.00 per dwelling unit.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective 1 January 2009 upon its
passage and publication according to law.
MOTION BY:
SECOND BY:
ALL IN FAVOR:
THOSE OPPOSED:
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 8th day of December, 2008.
CITY OF OTSEGO
BY:
Jessica Stockamp, Mayor
ATTEST:
Judy Hudson, Zoning Administrator/City Clerk