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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_PAREB_08.14.2002CITY OF GEORGETOWN Parks & Recreation Board Minutes August 14, 2002 I. CALL TO ORDER John Philpott, chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. H. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mr. John Philpott, Chair Mr. Phil Davis Mr. Douglas Blackard Ms. Amy Vick Mr. Ron Doernbach Ms. Dawn Hitt-Wilken Ms. Brenna Nedbalek Members Absent: Ms. Jean Houck Others Present: Peter Veroicchio, Sun City Texas Todd Janssen, Sun City Texas Jimmy Jacobs, Heritage Oaks Georgetown Tim Bargainer, Heritage Oaks Georgetown Staff Present: Randy Morrow, Director of Parks and Recreation Kimberly Garrett, Manager of Administration III. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD • Frank Hubbard, IV regarding Disc No show 1V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE DEL WEBB MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY Todd Janssen gave an overview on the plans for the northern lands of Sun City Texas. Included in the development plans are an elementary school, commercial and residential development. Williamson County has just approved the extension of Parmer Lane through part of the northern land property. Plans are to have 5,500 single-family units with 181 acres of commercial/office space and Parks and Recreation Board Minutes August 14, 2002 Page 1 of 4 also a 15-acre school site. Pete talked about the parkland and trails on the Master Trails and Open Space Plan. Most of the land dedicated would be in the 25-year floodplain. The parkland dedication requirement is 110 acres. The amount of dedicated land proposed is 185 acres. 5 miles of trails are proposed and they would be 8 foot wide concrete. Also everywhere there is a collector street there will be a sidewalk trail system. They may build a golf course on the property. If a public course is built, they plan on seeking some parkland credit for it. It is unknown whether or not a golf course will be built. If a golf course were built, the developer would come back to the parks board with a revised trail plan shrinking down the trail plan and seeking some credit for the golf course. As the plan is today, there would be land dedicated and 5 miles of trails built with no fees paid. Some parkland would be dedicated and then the difference in fees would be settled with trail. They would build enough trail to equal the amount of fees that would be paid per dwelling unit less the amount of land already dedicated. Peter then went over the Parkland Dedication Calculation Sheet. The important part is the qualifying parkland credit. They are seeking 100% credit for the 28.3 acres of openspace. They are seeking 50% credit for land between the 100 and 25 year floodplain and also the karst feature acreage. They calculated 65.7 qualifying acres which fulfills 59.7% of the requirement. The unfulfilled obligation of 40.3% equates to $554,125 which will build roughly 5 miles of trail. The building of the trails would be phased in as the land is developed. Phasing of project is a long time away. Parmer Lane is a key element to this master plan. Engineers are very confident that by 2005, Parmer lane would be to Williams Drive, but they are uncertain when it will continue to 195. Their best guess is that maybe a contract would be initiated in 2007 and the road completed by 2009. Todd said that until Parmer Lane is through this property, he is not sure there is a developer who will build housing in this area. A development agreement will outline out how the trails are phased in. One suggestion is to build one mile of trail after 1,000 permits are pulled and so on. Phil asked about the elementary school site and the size. The current site designated for the school is 15 acres. Phil would like to see more land for the school and less trail built. Amy thinks the trail system is a good idea. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes August 14, 2002 Page 2 of 4 John has a concern with the schedule and wants to make sure whoever purchases the land know upfront the expectations of the Parks and Recreation Board. Todd said he would negotiate that and make sure it is in the development agreement. Ron asked about connecting the trails with the Lake. That may be difficult going through Sun City. Doug Blackard made a motion to accept the conceptual plan as presented with a combination of parkland dedication and trail and also look at the possibility of increasing the acreage for the school site in lieu of some of the trail being built. Amy Vick seconded the motion. It passed 5-1 (Davis opposed) V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR HERITAGE OAKS Tim Bargainer spoke to the Parks and Recreation Board regarding a development on the Campbell Tract, known as Heritage Oaks, on Shell road adjacent to Sun City and Georgetown Village. This development is approximately 118 acres, which would be single family. The focus of this development is a retirement community that would provide open space and amenities for that community. Requesting the possibility for a property exchange and a payment of fees in lieu of. There would be 396 lots, which equates to $99,000 worth of fees. The exchange property would be appraised and then the value of that property would be subtracted from the fees in lieu of due for Heritage Oaks. The exchange property would be transferred to the City fee simple. Randy explained the exchange property in question is located along the river corridor and necessary for the trail extension. The exchange property is 1-2 acres in size. Doug asked if the two pieces of property were in the same parkland dedication zone. Randy said they are not and Doug is concerned about short changing the zone where Heritage Oaks is located. Heritage Oaks development is going to provide an amenity center along with 20.6 acres of open space for their community. Amy supports the idea because it would provide for regular exercise for the residents. The exchange land needs to be surveyed and appraised and then that value deducted from the fees in lieu of to determine the actual fees owed. Brenna Nedbalek made a motion to accept the concept plan for Heritage Oaks with fees Parks and Recreation Board Minutes August 14, 2002 Page 3 of 4 paid in lieu of parkland being dedicated. Ron Doernbach seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. VI. APPROVE MINUTES FROM JULY 11, 2002 A motion was made by Phil Davis to approve the amended minutes from the July 11, 2002, meeting. Brenna Nedbalek seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. VII. APPROVE MINUTES FROM JULY 17, 2002 A motion was made by Doug Blackard to approve the amended minutes from the July 17, 2002, meeting. Phil Davis seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. VIII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Amy would like to talk about Bush's new healthy American initiative on daily physical exercise (October) and target all age groups Phil asked about a performance bond on a developer if they knock a tree down — contractual liability for developers (September) 2002/2003 Budget approval update IX. ADJOURN Doug Blackard made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes August 14, 2002 Page 4 of 4