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Baker/Glacier Village Greens AnnexationCity of Kalispell Post Office Box 1997 • Kalispell, Montana 59%3-1997 • Telephone (406) 758-7700 • FAX (406) 758-7758 MEMO TO: Chris Kukulski, City Manager FROM: Michael Baker, Director Parks & Recreation DATE: August 30, 2000 RE: Glacier Village Greens Annexation Chris, The Glacier Village Green subdivision parkland is made up of given land parcels consisting of homeowners' association parks, green space and common area. Homeowner park areas are meant to accommodate routine recreational use by the subdivision residents. Established and improved by the developers and/or the homeowner association. Usually equipped with amenities such as playgrounds, pavilions, barbeques and open space. Green space areas are made up of vegetative areas usually identified as trees, shrubbery, and turf located along hillsides, low lying parcels or riparian areas along streams and rivers. These areas are usually meant to buffer, preserve, and protect the subdivision from visual impacts, noise or dust, while providing additional aesthetic and environmental benefits, not commonly used for active recreational activities. Common areas are described as mutual green or open spaces that act as a connection between or around parcels. Entrances, sign areas, access routes, and utility easements are examples of these type of areas. Glacier Village Green developers have opted to establish only private homeowners park areas to satisfy the state subdivision requirements. Having done this they accepted all the financial and physical responsibility for upkeep and development of the subdivision parkland. Mr. Chris Kukulski Kalispell City Manager August 30, 2000 Page Two If the homeowners and developers choose to rededicate their parkland to the City an extensive inventory would need to be completed. The parkland dedicated to the City would remove those parcels from the tax roles. The recreational potential of the subdivision as parkland is somewhat limited to the golf course facility and activity; while other parkland serves the common area and green space buffer, as outlined in definitions described previously. In conclusion, the City would have to be a willing recipient of the rededication of parkland. At this time that discussion would need close examination of the impact. If further information is needed, please feel free to contact me. Respectfully submitted, Wq Michael Baker, C.L.P. Director of Parks & Recreation MBldlw