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ELMCREST VISTAS, LLC May 5, 2020 City of Centerville Attn: Mark Statz, City Administrator 1800 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 Email: mstatz@centervillemn.com Re: Status of Old Mill Estates Single-Family Development Via e-mail only Dear Mark: Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to discuss the status of certain matters related to the Old Mill Estates single family housing development, located off of Old Mill Road, north of Revoir Street. The purpose of this letter is to give a general development update and address a resident concern related to the ponding of water on our development site. Construction is well under way alo of the fourteen lots have been sold with homes currently being constructed, and the two remaining lots are under contract to be sold this e area to be known as Laramee Lane, immediately south of Old Mill Court, which will connect on its east end to Revoir Street. Phase II lots were set to be put under contract earlier this spring, before the COVID-19 pandemic set in and caused our builders to pause their planning. The good news is that the two builders who built Phase I have told us that they still hope to move forward this year with Phase II. However, they need until at least the end of May to provide us a schedule for taking down lots in Phase II, because they too are trying to understand new homebuyer demand in the wake of COVID-19. We hope to have much more clarity with respect to Phase II timing by the end of May or shortly thereafter. In the meantime, you can see that we had fully intended to be moving forward with Phase II this spring, having already purchased significant piping and fill to begin Phase II stormwater improvements. Those items were delivered to and remain at the development site, with the intention that we will commence construction shortly after receiving commitment from our builders. With respect to Phase I improvements, you and I previously discussed that it was more sensible sidewalk along Old Mill Court and the trail mpleted at a later date. We plan to complete the trail concurrently with the final lift of asphalt on Old Mill Court and the first lift of asphalt on Phase II, which is anticipated to be fall of 2020, as Phase I homes are mostly complete. The reasons for this is the efficiency of having both asphalt projects constructed at the same time, and not wanting to lay asphalt at a time when it may get later damaged and need to be replaced. The Phase I Development Agreement obligates us to lay the final lift of asphalt on Old Mill Court by November 1, 2020, and we request that you extend the time for completing the trail until that