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EXHIBIT B <br /> to that certain <br /> GROUND LEASE,DEVELOPMENT AND USE AGREEMENT <br /> by and between <br /> CITY OF ROSEVILLE, Lessor <br /> and <br /> WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF MINNESOTA, Tenant <br /> The beginning of a new millennium encourages all of us, individuals and communities, to <br /> redefine our goals. What kind of a new world do we want to help make? The words <br /> "community" and "partnership" are everywhere, as individuals look for responsive government <br /> and organizations of all kinds seek to use community resources more efficiently and effectively. <br /> Most are also concerned about doing a better job of protecting the natural world in this still-new <br /> century. A recent Gallup Poll (published on April 17, 2000,the 30th anniversary of Earth Day) <br /> noted that 83% of Americans "agree with the goals of the environmental movement." Many <br /> futurists see a deepening concern for the environment developing as wildlife habitat shrinks and <br /> people turn more and more to nature as a source of spiritual and intellectual inspiration. <br /> For the last two years,the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota has searched the Metro <br /> area for a site on which to build its new clinic. After twenty years of operating out of the old <br /> Veterinary Anatomy Building on the University's St. Paul campus, the WRC has outgrown its <br /> home. It now has an annual operating budget of$280,000 and treats nearly 7,000 injured and <br /> orphaned animals each year. The WRC needs a new facility to better serve the citizens of <br /> Minnesota who are doing their part to protect and assist wildlife, and to better serve the birds and <br /> animals of our unique region. <br /> In the spirit of creating a mutually advantageous partnership, in the summer of 1999 the WRC <br /> approached the City of Roseville's Parks and Recreation Department about locating a new clinic <br /> facility near the Harriet Alexander Nature Center. In presentations to groups and in one-on-one <br /> conversations, Roseville residents have indicated overwhelming support for such a partnership. <br /> They are proud and protective of Central Park, its wildlife refuge, and the Harriet Alexander <br /> Nature Center. They are also passionate about caring for the birds and animals that abound in <br /> 15 <br />