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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for July 6, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-016 - Land O'Lakes - Final PUD Phase 2\Memos_Reports_16-016 Page 10 of 15 part of the Master PUD Amendment or Final PUD for Phase 1. If it is determined that park dedication fees are required in conjunction with Phase 2 of the project, these fees will be negotiated by the City Council. Staff is currently working the City Attorney and the City’s financial advisor to determine the expected impact of the development on the City’s park system. In establishing the amount required the City is to take into consideration previous payments or dedications for park purposes. As a condition of approval for the PUD approval in Planning Case 79-004, Land O’Lakes was required to pay a park dedication fee in the amount of $151,981.10. 4. Traffic Study A traffic study for the proposed expansion of the Land O’Lakes Campus was completed by SRF Consulting and can be reviewed in Attachment E. On page 22 and 23 of the report a summary and conclusions section has been provided, where recommendation #9 discusses potential improvements with regard to site access from County Road F West related to Phase 2 of the project. The traffic study was submitted to the Ramsey County Traffic Engineer for review, their comments for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Master PUD can be reviewed in Attachment D. 5. Tax Abatement On April 11, 2016, the City Council approved an Abatement Contract with Land O’Lakes to facilitate the company’s plans for the corporate headquarters consolidation. Under the terms and conditions of the Contract, Land O’Lakes must complete certain minimum improvements including the construction of a 145,000 square foot office building expansion. As proposed, the Final PUD for Phase 2 includes a new 155,000 square foot office building, therefore, meeting the requirement of the Abatement Contract. 6. Additional Review A. Building Official, City Engineer, and Fire Marshal The Building Official, City Engineer, and Fire Marshal have reviewed the submitted Plans for Phase 2 of the development. Their comments have been provided in Attachment D. The majority of these comments have been corrected within the updated plan set. All final building plans will be subject to the Building Official and Fire Marshal’s approval prior to the issuance of any permits for development. All final grading and utility plans will be subject to the approval by the City Engineer prior to the issuance of any development permits.