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Roseville yards, lakes, and wetlands and are pleased about the prospect of convenient access to wildlife care and educational services. They also perceive value added by the location of a$3 million clinic facility here, and the acclaim that the WRC's program will bring to the City of Roseville. The WRC is the leading such facility in the state of Minnesota,treating more than 60% of the wild birds and animals receiving medical care and rehabilitation. Over the last year, staff from the Parks and Recreation Department, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee of the City Council, legal counsel to the City of Roseville, the Roseville City Manager, and the Board and staff of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center have worked together to create an unique partnership. The attached agreement would make land within Roseville's Central Park, adjacent to the parking area for the Harriet Alexander Nature Center, available to the WRC for a nominal fee. The WRC would build and operate its new facility entirely at its own expense, and the WRC and HANC would collaborate on program development for the benefit of the citizens of Roseville. Benefits to each of the partners would include, but not be limited to the following: The benefits to the City of Roseville • Access to the educational spaces at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center facility • Increased visibility for the Harriet Alexander Nature Center and the City of Roseville • Collaboration with the Volunteer Director and volunteers at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center • Volunteer opportunities for adults and youth • Internships for high school, college-aged, and adult learners • On and off site educational programs for youth and adults including summer day camps, school classroom presentations, and evening workshops • Easy access for Roseville residents, police, and community service officers to the WRCs emergency medical services for injured and orphaned wildlife • Improved access for Roseville residents to services provided by the WRC at no additional expense, real or implied, other than those obligations contained in this agreement The benefits to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center • Opportunity to construct a new purpose-built wildlife medical and rehabilitation facility • Metro location that offers easy access for the larger metropolitan community and veterinary students from the University of Minnesota • Access to park area and wildlife habitat for educational programming • Opportunity to partner with HANC staff and volunteers on events, summer day camps, and workshops • Shared use of parking lot with HANC • Increased visibility and reach through City of Roseville directories and public relations materials • Opportunity to cultivate a new base of supporters who take pride in this community resource To further develop and maintain this partnership the City of Roseville and the WRC agree to the following: 16