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<br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />/]'\~ HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />March 6, 2006 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 6.E <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: James Lehnhoff, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #04-01 <br />Extension for Addition "J" (also referred to as "E" North Addition) <br />Guidant Corporation <br />4100 North Hamline Avenue <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />The applicant has requcsted an additional onc year extension for the start of construction on <br />Addition J, which was originally approved on February 23,2004. If approved, the new <br />expiration date to obtain a building permit would be Febmary 23,2007. <br /> <br />. Back!!round <br /> <br />In February 2006, the City received a letter from Dan Riehle, Facilities Manager for Guidant <br />Corporation, rcquesting a one year extension for the construction of Addition J. The City Council <br />originally approved the addition on February 23, 2004, as part of a Master Plan PUD <br />Amendment and Final Plan PUD for Addition J on the Guidant Campus. Once constructed, <br />Addition J will house research and development functions and include offices and workstations <br />for research and development employees. <br /> <br />This is the sccond permit extension requestcd by Guidant for Plaillling Case #04-01. The first <br />extension was granted in October 2004 and required Guidant to obtain the building permits for <br />Addition J by February 15,2006. <br /> <br />Due to the pending merger betwecn Boston Scientific and Guidant Corporation, Guidant is <br />requesting a second extension to allow them more time to finalize t1leir building plans. The new <br />proposed expiration date would be February 23,2007. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardcnhil1s\Planning\Planning Cases\2004\04-01 Guidant Master Plan PUD Amendment and Final PUD for Addition J <br />(APPROVED)\030606 CC Report Extension for Addition J_doe <br /> <br />Page 1 on <br />