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<br />t <br /> <br />~~ e I IJ(;S-11J2 /l47Ir. <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />GUIDANT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />R. Frederick McCoy, Jr. <br />President, CAM <br /> <br />October 14, 2002 <br /> <br />Mayor Dennis Probst <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />Re: Park Dedication Fee <br /> <br />Dear Dennis: <br /> <br />Guidant Corporation appreciates the willingness of the City of Arden Hills to consider <br />alternative means of accommodating the Park Dedication Pee (PDF) requirement of our <br />pending Planned Unit Development (PUD) and re-pJatting 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 /> <br />. <br /> <br />First, as you are aware, the current 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 /> <br />Second, as part of our long-term development of our campus, it is our intention to create <br />a trail system around the perimcter 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 PDP payment, Guidant would allow the City and <br />neighborhood unencumbered use of these trails, providcd 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 /> <br />. <br /> <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 providcd us with conceptual plans and preliminary cost estimates for such a <br />structure. Wc would like to include the construction of this shelter as our final <br />contribution to the City, thus fulfilling the PDP requirements for thc PUD/re-plat. <br /> <br />Guldant Corporation <br />Cardiac Rhythm Management Group <br />4100 Hamline Avenue North, MIS A300, 81. Paul, MN 55112-5798 <br />