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6 <br /> Approximately 11.5 acres of the park site is proposed to be dedicated prior to approval <br /> of the Final Plat for Phase II. This initial dedication satisfies dedication or payment- <br /> in-lieu requirements for both Phase I and Phase II. The remaining 18.5 acres will be <br /> dedicated proportionally with Phases III and IV. <br /> A copy of the Concept Plan and Preliminary Plan have been forwarded to the <br /> Recreation and Parks Director. Several RPAC members as well as the Recreation and <br /> Parks Director are planning to walk the property and report to RPAC at its meeting on <br /> October 1. Additional comments and recommendations resulting from the RPAC <br /> meeting will be presented to the Planning Board at its October 2 meeting. <br /> Comments from County Attorney <br /> Comments from the County Attorney are attached. The issues mentioned are <br /> addressed on the Preliminary Plan(which has been revised) and/or in the attached <br /> Resolution of Approval. <br /> Planning Board Recommendation <br /> The Planning Board considered the Preliminary Plan on October 2, 1996, and <br /> recommended approval by a 7-3 vote. Concerns expressed by some of the Planning <br /> Board members included use and design of a community well system, and the <br /> cumulative impacts of developing the entire area encompassed by the Concept Plan on <br /> traffic, schools and groundwater. (See attached minutes.) <br /> A traffic study for the entire Concept Plan area was submitted as part of the <br /> subdivision application for Phase II. Improvements applicable to Phase II <br /> recommended in the Study, as well as those recommended by the Orange County <br /> Transportation Planner, are included in the attached Resolution of Approval. <br /> The fiscal impact analysis performed for Phase 1 indicates a positive net fiscal impact <br /> of $43,640 in the estimated year of completion (1998). The fiscal impact analysis <br /> performed for Phase 11 indicates a positive net fiscal impact of $68,231 in the <br /> estimated year of completion (1998). School impact fees ($750 per residence))for <br /> Phases 1 and II, based on the 108 lots included in the Preliminary Plans, will total <br /> $81,000 upon buildout. <br /> The Water Resources Committee is developing information regarding groundwater <br /> quantity and quality in Orange County. An early step in this process, a pilot project <br /> being undertaken with the U.S. Geological Survey, will produce generalized basin-by- <br /> basin rates of groundwater recharge. Future steps will result in more focused <br /> information. However, the ability to ultimately predict groundwater yield on a site- <br /> by-site basis is not expected. <br /> The two wells drilled for Phase 1(47 lots)produced yields of 58 gallons per minute <br /> (gpm) and 18 gpm, at a depth of 500 feet and 540 feet respectively. The minimum well <br />