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e e Preserve at Taylor Bayou September 16, 2004 Page 5 of7 nature preserve is to be made to the City. While the issues are being worked towards resolution, several questions remain. While tire City maintains an interest, a concept of dedicating ttTlre Preserve" to tire City of La Porte must be considered in light of tire City's Parks Master Plan 2002. The concept needs to be presented in more detail, including tire layout, clearing of tallow trees and other brush, trail materials used, other structures being built (e.g. decks, benches etc., if any), estimated yearly maintenance costs and possible control of hours of operation to see if the acquisition is in line with the City's projected budget. Tire City would also require a detailed, formal dedication instrument including all Army Corps mandates to review before considering final acceptance of tire concept. The City of La Porte remains a party to facilitating any dedication to Harris County or other agency. These issues may be coordinated and approved in the dedication instrument. Last month, the applicant visited with Oliver Spellman, Parks Director for the Harris County. The County was interested in the "gift" idea but concern is that it would be repetitious to the Armand Bayou Education Center. In the event County is not interested, it is anticipated that the "Preserve" will be set up with another conservator agency, e.g. Legacy Trust, . New Multi-Family' Regulations - At the present time, changes from the previous submittal make this General Plan conform to the regulations. . Army Corps of Engineer Issues: ~ US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a permit on Feb 14,2000, to fill 9,6 acres of wetlands to construct an apartment complex. This area must be shown on the plan. ~ According the applicant, this Individual Permit(IP) is valid until December, 2005. ~ This permit is for a single and complete project that would include all minor deviations mandated by the City. ~ USACE agreed with NAI environmental assessment that if the lift station is moved slightly west, along with the force main, on the north end, and a slight alteration of the force main on the south end to miss wetlands, then no alteration of the permit would be required. The applicant's Engineer, David Sepulveda, is working on with the City engineering staff. Based on the above analysis, staff believes that the current submittal has merit, and recommends approval of the SCUP and GP. Staff will continue further coordination in the areas of utility planning and Preserve dedication. We solicit the Commission's input while considering the following preliminary conditions: