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GUIOANT <br /> R.Frederick McCoy,Jr. • <br /> President,CAM <br /> October 14, 2002 <br /> Mayor Dennis Probst <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> Re: Park Dedication Fee <br /> Dear Dennis: <br /> Guidant Corporation appreciates the willingness of the City of Arden Hills to consider <br /> alternative means of accommodating the Park Dedication Fee(PDF)requirement of our <br /> pending Planned Unit Development(PUD) and re-platting of land. Through discussions <br /> with City Staff, we have developed three actions/projects Guidant is prepared to <br /> undertake_ We propose that these actions/projects would satisfy the PDF requirement of <br /> the PUD/re-plat. <br /> First, as you are aware the current Trent City park trail crosses onto Guidant property. This <br /> was inadvertently done during the original construction of the trail and was discovered <br /> during a survey we recently completed. As a part of this agreement Guidant would agree <br /> to an easement allowing City access and use of this trail and not require you to remove it <br /> from our property. <br /> Second, as part of our long-term development of our campus,it is our intention to create <br /> a trail system around the perimeter of the property. We currently have some trails in <br /> place. Our future plans add to the existing system and connect to the City's system. As <br /> part of this agreement in lieu of a PDF payment,Guidant would allow the City and <br /> neighborhood unencumbered use of these trails, provided of course that nothing untoward <br /> takes place. We do request the clear opportunity to reclaim or encumber use of these <br /> trails if, at Guidant's sole discretion, it becomes necessary to establish a perimeter fence <br /> security approach to safe-guarding the company and its employees. <br /> Finally and most significantly, we have discussed with City Staff the idea of contributing <br /> towards improvements in Cummings Park. Internally your staff has determined that the <br /> top priority for Cummings Park would be the construction of a picnic/warming shelter. <br /> They have provided us with conceptual plans and preliminary cost estimates for such a <br /> structure. We would like to include the construction of this shelter as our final <br /> contribution to the City, thus fulfilling the PDF requirements for the PUD/re-plat. • <br /> Guidant Corporation <br /> Cardiac Rhythm Management Group <br /> 4100 Hamline Avenue North,MIS A300,St.Paul,MN 55112-5798 <br />