Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on the First Amended Facilities Agreement for the Timber Creek Addition, to Defer Parkland Dedication and Certain Hike and Bike Trail Improvements, Provide for the Phasing of Roadway and Utility Improvements, and Provide for the City Reimbursement of Oversize Utility Lines, Being Fewer than 212 Acres, Located on the East and West Sides of Hardin Boulevard and on the South Side of Bloomdale Road
Summary
MEETING DATE: May 7, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Development Services
CONTACT: Barry Shelton, AICP, Executive Director of Development Services
Michael Quint, Director of Planning
Michael Hebert, PE, Assistant Director of Engineering
Jenny Baker, Senior Parks Planner
Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Staff recommends approval of the facilities agreement.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The applicant has requested that the previous facilities agreement for the Timber Creek Addition be replaced by this amendment which addresses the deferral of parkland dedication and certain Hike and Bike Trail improvements, the future use of specific park site areas, the phasing of certain roadway and utility improvements, the reimbursement of oversized water lines, and the payment of fees in lieu of upgrading the downstream Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) lake.
· Parkland dedication will be satisfied with the dedication of two separate tracts totaling approximately 16 acres.
· One of these tracts is 11 acres in size and is adjacent to a future MISD elementary school site. Approximately 8 of the 11 acres have been designated as a wetland mitigation area required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
· This designation limits how the park can ultimately be developed and the Developer is currently working on an amendment with the Corps to allow the park to be used as an outdoor learning center, which is shown in the attached Agreement. Components of the learning center include decomposed granite trails, gathering ar...
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