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3 As the Board may recall, the Fairview Park property is located astride two parcels of land - one owned by the County (west) and one by the Town (east). Because of the interspersed nature of the facilities on the site and the existing parcel boundaries, the CUP application currently includes facilities planned for Phase 1, other facilities that would be alternates if funding is available, and some facilities that would be part of a future phase. This has been a complicating factor for the Town Board of Adjustment, which has determined that, since these parcels currently include areas beyond Phase 1, Town ordinances compel them to require sidewalks for all of the roads bounding the site, regardless of the construction phase. To address this unexpected condition and the willingness of both County and Town to share in Phase 1 sidewalk construction, staff has identified a proposed modification to the CUP application that changes the application boundaries, and focuses sidewalk construction to the area of potential current activity only (please see the attached map). This would be accomplished by revising the application to reconfigure the boundaries of the County-owned property via an "exempt plat." This 10-acre division of property is exempt from subdivision regulations and can be accomplished by survey and recordation. The "exempt plat" would serve to better define the actual area of the. County-owned land to be addressed at this time, by subdividing the property consistent with planned facilities, and excluding areas that would require additional infrastructure. Creation of the "exempt plat" would also avoid impacting the sensitive stream buffer area located outside of Phase 1 that could be negatively affected by future sidewalk development (allowing this issue to be studied further by County and Town staff). By creating this change to the property boundary, the sidewalks would thus be developed consistent with the park phases in which they lie. In this scenario, Phase 1 of the park would include the areas planned for development on the Town's property, and the proposed facilities shown for Phase 1 within the "exempt plat" portion of the County's property (as shown on the attached map). Note; The proposed exempt plat portion of the County property also includes some facilities (lightly shaded on the map) that would be constructed as part of a future phase. It is anticipated that this would reduce the cost of the Phase 1 sidewalk by more than half, making the funds available for facilities in the park. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is $715,000 in existing 2001 Parks and Open Space bond funds available (after subtracting the construction drawing and engineering contracts and playground installation). Up to $1.21 million would be available if a 2009 PARTF grant were approved. Sidewalk construction in the modified scenario proposed by staff above would be approximately $50,000, as opposed to $150-170,000 for the entirety of the two parcels. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize staff to continue to proceed with development plans for Fairview Park, re-apply for a PARTF grant in January, and solicit construction bids to allow for the possibility that grant funding may or may not be received. In addition, the Manager recommends that the Board approve the scenario for modifying the Conditional Use Permit as identified herein, and authorize a survey to create a 10-acre exempt plat, as shown on the attached map, which will reconfigure the property lines within the park, and allow sidewalk construction to be modified to match Phase 1 of the park.