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ITEM: 5F
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2026
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Director
PRESENTED BY: Casey McCabe
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Approving an Amendment to Chapter 6, Park & Trail System
Plan, of the City of Prior Lake 2040 Comprehensive Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of a resolution approving an amendment to Chapter 6, Park and Trail System Plan of
the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The amendment would remove approximately 1.81 acres from
the Raspberry Woods Park area identified on page 199 of the Park & Trail System Plan. The
property proposed to be removed from the Park & Trail System Plan, PID 259260250 (the “Subject
Parcel”), is located north of Manitou Road NE.
BACKGROUND:
Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 requires each local governmental unit to review and, if
necessary, amend its entire comprehensive plan at least once every ten years. The
Comprehensive Plan is a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards, and maps that guide
the physical, social, and economic development, both private and public, of the city. The City of
Prior Lake adopted the 2040 Comprehensive Plan on June 1, 2020.
On June 11, 2024, the City Council approved Resolution No. 24-059 amending the 2040
Comprehensive Plan to replace Chapter 6, Parks and Trails, with a revised Chapter 6, Park &
Trail System Plan.
Current Circumstances
The City of Prior Lake acquired several parcels which were previously forfeited to the State of
Minnesota for the nonpayment of taxes via Conveyance of Forfeited Lands in 1994. Pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes Section 282.01, Subd. 1a, the City of Prior Lake applied to the Commissioner
of Revenue for the conveyance of lands to be used for public purposes. The parcels were
transferred to the City in September 1994 and the Conveyance of Forfeited Lands was recorded
in the office of the Scott County Recorder on November 28, 1994 as Document Nos. 345833 &
345834.
One of the parcels acquired in 1994 was the Subject Parcel; this parcel was conveyed to the City
of Prior Lake for park purposes. When the Subject Parcel was conveyed to the City from the
Department of Revenue, the conditional use deed included use restriction and reverter language
requiring the City to use the land for a public purpose along with a condition that if such use shall
cease, the land shall revert to the State of Minnesota.
In 2010, Minnesota Statutes 282.01, Subd. 1d.(d) was amended to include language stating a
conditional use deed is released from the use restriction and reverter 30 years from the date the
deed was acknowledged. More than thirty years has passed since the conveyance document was
issued and recorded, so the parcel is released from the use restriction and reverter language.
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On September 22, 2026, the City Council held a public hearing and approved a resolution
approving a public property use change to remove the park public purpose criteria from the
Subject Parcel, directed staff to prepare a comprehensive plan amendment for consideration by
the planning commission to remove the Subject Parcel from the Park & Trail System Plan, and
authorized the disposal of the Subject Parcel.
Although not programmed parkland, the Subject Parcel is identified as being included in the
Raspberry Woods Park area in the Park & Trail System Plan within the 2040 City of Prior Lake
Comprehensive Plan. An amendment to the comprehensive plan is required to remove this parcel
from the Raspberry Woods Park area prior to disposing of the parcel.
Conclusion
Section 10-933 of Prior Lake City Code requires a public hearing to be held before any
amendment to the comprehensive plan is adopted. The proposed amendments shall be submitted
to the planning commission for its consideration. The planning commission held a public hearing
on October 19, 2026 to consider a recommendation to remove the Subject Parcel from the
Raspberry Woods Park area in Chapter 6, Park and Trail System Plan, of the 2040 City of Prior
Lake Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission recommended the City Council approve
the Comprehensive Plan amendment on a 4-0 vote.
On September 22, 2026, the City Council approved a resolution removing the public park purpose
of the Subject Parcel, therefore, it is no longer necessary for the Subject Parcel to be identified
as parkland in the Park & Trail System Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Removal of the Subject Parcel from the Park & Trail System Plan would allow for disposal of the
Subject Parcel to generate funds to maintain and enhance public parkland within the City’s park
and trail system.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and a second, as part of the consent agenda, approving a resolution amending
Chapter 6, Park and Trail System Plan of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan to remove the
Subject Parcel from the Raspberry Woods park area.
2. Remove this item from the consent agenda for additional discussion.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. General Location Map
2. Park & Trail System Plan_Current
3. Park & Trail System Plan_Amended
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 26-___
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE 2040
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AMEND CHAPTER 6, PARK & TRAIL SYSTEM PLAN
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 requires each local governmental unit to review
and, if necessary, amend its entire comprehensive plan and its fiscal devices and
official controls at least once every ten years to ensure its comprehensive plan
conforms to metropolitan system plans and ensure its fiscal devices and official
controls do not conflict with the comprehensive plan or permit activities that conflict
with metropolitan system plans; and
WHEREAS, the Prior Lake City Council adopted the 2040 Comprehensive Plan on June 1, 2020,
which includes chapters related to goals & policies; land use; housing; transportation;
parks and trails; surface water; wastewater; water supply; economic
competitiveness; resilience; and implementation; and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2024, the Prior Lake City Council approved Resolution No. 24-059
amending the 2040 Comprehensive Plan to replace Chapter 6, Parks and Trails, with
a revised Chapter 6, Park & Trail System Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake (the “City”)acquired several parcels which were previously
forfeited to the State of Minnesota for the nonpayment of taxes via Conveyance of
Forfeited Lands in 1994, including an unaddressed parcel located north of Manitou
Road NE, Prior Lake, MN 55372, PID 259260250 (the “Subject Parcel”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 282.01, Subd. 1a, the City applied to the
Commissioner of Revenue for the conveyance of the Subject Parcel to be used for
public park purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Subject Parcel was transferred to the City in September 1994 and the
Conveyance of Forfeited Lands was recorded in the office of the Scott County
Recorder on November 28, 1994 as Document Nos. 345833 & 345834; and
WHEREAS, when the Subject Parcel was conveyed to the City from the Department of Revenue,
the conditional use deed included use restriction and reverter language requiring the
City to use the land for a public purpose along with a condition that if such use shall
cease, the land shall revert to the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, in 2010, Minnesota Statutes 282.01, Subd. 1d.(d) was amended to include language
stating a conditional use deed is released from the use restriction and reverter 30
years from the date the deed was acknowledged; and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 2026, the Prior Lake City Council held a public hearing and
approved a resolution approving a public property use change to remove the park
public purpose criteria from the Subject Parcel, directed staff to prepare a
comprehensive plan amendment for consideration by the planning commission to
remove the Subject Parcel from the Park & Trail System Plan, and authorized the
disposal of the Subject Parcel; and
WHEREAS, the Prior Lake Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on October 19,
2026 and recommended City Council approval of amendments to Chapter 6, Park
and Trail System Plan of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan to remove the Subject Parcel
from the Raspberry Woods Park area. and
WHEREAS, on October 27, 2026, the Prior Lake City Council reviewed and approved the
proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City Council approves an amendment to the City of Prior Lake 2040 Comprehensive Plan to
amend Chapter 6, Park & Trail System Plan to remove the Subject Parcel from the Raspberry
Woods Park area.
3. The City Manager is directed to distribute said Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Metropolitan
Council for review pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 473.864.
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Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 27 day of October 2026.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
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Nay
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Abstain
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Absent
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______________________________
Jason Wedel, City Manager
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General Location Map
Raspberry Woods Park
Subject
Property