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> of Parks System Development Charge (SDC) for partial funding for <br /> > acquisition of a neighborhood park. However the terrain of what has been <br /> > offered to date wouldn't work well for this and I don't believe the SDC <br /> > methodology supports using this funding source for the purchase of open <br /> > space. Since there has not been a funding source identified which we could <br /> > use for the acquisition of the full 12 acre parcel, staff has not performed <br /> > extensive research on the site. However, staff feels that the northwestern <br /> > portion on which housing was previously proposed would likely work for <br /> > development as a neighborhood park. <br /> > . <br /> > No discussions have taken place with the developers regarding trades for <br /> > other lands. Unfortunately, any of the lands that have been talked about <br /> > as being "surplus park land" are in other parts of town and are relatively <br /> > small. (1 don't believe all of them together total 12 acres.) Just as <br /> > an off-hand idea, if a rebalancing of parkland within this ward were to <br /> > become a possibility, some attention might be given to Hawkins Heights Park <br /> > (7 +- acres) and Melvin Miller Park (12 +- acres) which are located <br /> > approximately a block apart.. If requested, we could make an assessment <br /> > whether any of either park could be traded without too much loss in park <br /> > value for what remains. <br /> > I hope this has been helpful. <br /> > Thanks <br /> > Johnny. <br /> > P.S. Nancy, I understand you have already or are going to be talking <br /> > directly to Jean for a more extensive briefing, however for the people cc'd <br /> > this memo, I've attached the below note from Jean Hahn for background. <br /> > From: HAHN Jean K <br /> > To: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> > Subject: Somerset Hills property <br /> > Date: Tuesday, November 15, 1994 10:50AM <br /> > Johnny: With regard to the property at the southeast comer of Timberline <br /> > and Wilshire Drive (also known as Phase 5 of the Somerset Hills PUD , PD <br /> > 73 -12), here is some info you requested. The property is still owned by <br /> > Breeden Bros. John Matott has been in negotiations with Breeden to <br /> purchase <br /> > the land. No purchase by Matott has occurred to date. (This info was <br /> > confirmed by Matott via phone today) At one point, Matott had an option <br /> to <br /> > buy the property (about 12 acres). This option was contingent on his <br /> > ability to obtain City approval for a modification to Phase 5 of the <br /> > previously approved PUD. As a result of formal requests by Matott, the <br /> City <br /> > determined that the previous PUD approval on Phase 5 has expired. Any <br /> > development of the property from here will require a new PUD application. <br /> > The PUD approval that expired involved construction of a medium - density <br /> > residential development to include approx. 162 units. Since this approval <br /> > has expired and a new PUD would be required, the maximum number of units we <br /> > can guess/estimate would be allowed on the site would be approx. 90 units <br /> > (the exact number is unknown since no new PUD application or approval has <br /> Page 3 <br />