6.2. SR 04-10-2006
City of Elk River
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Agenda Section Meeting Date
Joint Meeting with Parks & April 1 0, 2006
Recreation Commission
Item Description
Trail Financin
Item Number
6.2
Prepared by
Bill Maertz, Parks and Recreation
Director
Reviewed by
Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator
Introduction
Discussion trails and potential funding sources.
Discussion
There will be significant opportunity to develop trails in Elk River over the next 10 years as East Elk
River becomes developed, and Sherburne County reconstructs and improves county roads. The Park and
Recreation Commission have indicated that a comprehensive and citywide trail system is a high priority.
The current plan calls for widened shoulders along county roads instead of detached trails. From both a
safety and recreation perspective, detached trails are very desirable. The county has demonstrated a
willingness to cooperate with the city in including detached trails in county road projects.
Staff believes that Park Dedication fees, at their current levels, will be insufficient to fund a citywide trail
system. Potential funding mechanisms for trails are:
. Increase in park dedication fees
. Parks and Trails Referendum
. Grant opportunities
. Stipulating trail construction as part of the PUD process.
A combination of these four strategies will likely be needed to fund a flXst class, comprehensive trail
system.
Financial Impact
A preliminary estimate indicates trail construction costs of $4 million, in 2006 dollars.
Attachments
Parks and Trail Map
Action Requested
Provide the Park Commission and staff with direction towards developing and refining funding strategies
i.e. fee increases, referendum, PUD process.
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Council Action
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Follow Up
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PARKS
1 Baldwin Park N
2 Barrington Park N
3 Big Tooth Ridge Park C
4 Birch Meadow
5 Burr Oak Park AW
6 Camp Cozy Park N I COM
7 City Hall Park COM lAC
8 Country Crossings Park N
9 Deerfield Hill Park N
10 Elk Hills Green Space C
11 Fresno Park N
12 Great Northern Trail L
13 Harris Island Park C
14 Highlands East Park N
15 Highlands West Park N
16 Hillside City Park AW IN
17 Kliever lake Fields N
18 Kliever Marsh Park C
19 Kliever Pointe Park N
o Lions Park COM
21 Meadow Park N
2 Meadowvale Heights Park N I COM
3 Mississippi Oaks Park N
24 North Terrace Park N
25 Oak Knoll Athletic Complex AC
26 Oak Savanna Park C
27 Orono Athletic Complex AC
28 Orono Park COM
29 Oxbow Park N
30 Rice Lake Park
31 Ridgewood East Park N
32 Riverplace Park N
33 Rivers Edge Commons COM
34 Royal Valley Park AW
35 Sedge Meadow Park C
36 Trott Brook Farms Park N
37 West Oaks N
38 Windsor Park N I C
39 Woodland Trails Park AW
40 Youth Athletic Complex AC
AA Ice Arena
BB Senior Center
lEGEND
l I City Parks
__ Non-City Recreation Facilities
Preserved Open Space
Potential Future Park Expansion
Existing Paved Trail
............ Future Trail
Existing Sidewalk
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............ Future \lVidened Shoulder
Public Easement
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AW = Area Wide Park
AC = Athletic Complex
COM = Community Park
C = Conservancy Park
HIS = Historic Area
L = Linear Park
N = Neighborhood Park
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