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City Council Meeting Minutes April 7, 2015 Page 6 of 26 dedication. Council may direct staff on which fund should pay for the land dedication. Staff believed this dedication from the Enterprise Fund meets the obligation for the City. City Manager Fleming explained the LMC requires platting for park or other public purposes. Council could determine this is a park service or that no dedication is required as it is already public land. He explained this could be a land dedication of 12% or a monetary contribution. Council member Loo stated residents are paying a water treatment fee, which would be used to fund trails. She opposed the Enterprise Fund being used to fund trails. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ staff walked the facility grounds and discussed three alignments. He explained 10 %, depending on the alignment would be a financial contribution and 90% would be for the land dedication. COUNCIL COMMENT Council member Stolzmann felt this was a misinterpretation of the Louisville Municipal Code for public use. She supported Council member Loo's comments and did not see the need to increase water bills any further. She felt the trails should be discussed as a capital project within the trails planning, to determine priority. She did not believe the Plat should include a land dedication. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton supported the plat and the dedication, but felt the cash in -lieu should not be from the Enterprise Fund. Council member Ley agreed. He addressed the aesthetics of the site and inquired whether trees would be added to buffer the drying beds from the roadway. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ explained staff worked with the Parks Department on the landscaping, which is currently prairie land. There are not a lot of visible areas from Marshall Road and the drying beds would be invisible from the roadway. Council member Lipton inquired whether there will be any emissions of odors from the drying beds. Public Works Director Kowar stated there would not be any odor with a clean water facility. Council member Lipton agreed with other Council members that the land dedication should not be paid by the Water Enterprise Fund and suggested Open Space funding. Mayor Muckle inquired whether Council would like to leave in a flexible land use dedication. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton suggested removing the land dedication and stating the intent to have a trail connecting to other properties and paid through other funds. Council member Stolzmann agreed the land dedication should be left out. She felt there may be a trail connection alignment through the County's property instead of along the road. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ stated the Resolution could be revised to read if "public assess is needed ". The language on the Plat would have to be revised because it is not a publically accessible site. Taking out the 12% condition would meet 34