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appraisal, the estimated total cost of acquiring approximately 70 acres for the joint school/park site will be about $1.5 million. Negotiations to acquire the site will begin in November 1996. The land acquisition costs would be split between the City and the District. The majority of the City's share of the land acquisition costs, about $670,000, represents the portion of the site eligible for funding through the Parks Systems Development fund. Staff anticipates that the City will receive a significant amount of additional Parks SDC's over the next several years as a result of the residential development now underway and the residential development planned for the near future throughout the City. Commitment of current resources to the Bethel School/Park project will make it necessary for staff to request additional appropriation authority from Council to use new Parks SDC revenues, as well as unanticipated revenues received in FY96, to continue to acquire and develop future park sites. In addition to Parks SDC's, it may be appropriate to fund a small share of the site acquisition through the storm water fund because a major drainage channel through the site will be preserved and enhanced as part of the school/park project. Staff is continuing to evaluate this possibility. As a final component of the acquisition funding, Council is being asked to consider appropriating $150,000 from General Fund marginal beginning working capital in Supplemental Budget #1. Future Parks SDC revenues could be used to repay the General Fund. Development of the City's portion of the site will occur over time as funds become available. Interest in developing some of the athletic fields in the near term has been expressed by a private sports club. Staff is talking with the interested party to explore that possibility. Provision of services to the site -- A new sanitary sewer pump station and pressure line are needed to serve this area. These projects are included in the CIP and are non-assessable parts of the sanitary sewer system. That is, whether the school locates in this area or not, this system would be constructed by the City and paid for by Wastewater SDC's. Location of the school in this area has moved this project up several years in the queue. This system is planned for construction in 1997 and 1998 and will provide the necessary infrastructure to serve the school as well as future residential development planned for this area. Improvement of Barger Drive and extension of a new north/south street will be needed to serve the new school/park site. Portions of both of these projects will be assessable. At the request of the School District, the County Commissioners identified $500,000 in the County CIP for road improvements related to the new Bethel school. Site Design -- City staff from parks planning, engineering, transportation and planning are coordinating with the School District and the District's architect to prepare site plans. Efforts are being made to design the site to maximize shared use of facilities such as playgrounds, athletic fields, gymnasiums, and parking. Since the design of the school and park site is at the fore front of development in this area, overall streets patterns will be designed to facilitate bus, pedestrian and bike access to the site. The site, adjacent streets, and internal circulation patterns are also being designed to provide for site visibility, separation between middle school and elementary school students, and overall safety and security of the site. For more information on this project, please contact Cathy Czerniak in the Planning Division at 687-5508. Attachment: General Site Map -- Location of Joint School/Park Site