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GHQ/07/20D? 15.12 UP/LLC - 9551792 71FO H0. 475 0002 UNITED PR0PERTIES August 7, 2007 Mr. Jeff Johnson, Chair and Commissioners City of Roseville Parks and Recreation Commission 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 RE: opposition to Park Dedication Fees Proposed Applewood Pointe Senior Cooperative Dear Mr. Johnson and Commissioners-- This ommissioners_ This letter is sent to document our opposition to charging excess Park Dedication Fees to the proposed Applewood Pointe Senior Cooperative development off Cleveland Avenue. It is our understanding that your Commission is contemplating assessing a park Dedication Impact Fee of $2,000 for each cooperative home, or $-iSS,000 to this development. We are opposed to this additional impact fee. Below are the reasons we believe we have satisfied the Park Dedication Impact Fee requirements under the City's ordinance: 1. The plan that is required to provide Park access through our site eliminates the opportunity to build town homes on the northern portion of our site as originally planned. Not only does this reduce the attractiveness of our coop units by eliminating the community feel of the site, it also reduces the economics of the development. 2. We Will be incurring added costs to build the road. A public road is more expensive to build than a private access to the cooperative building. 3. The length and size of the road improvements go beyond that which is needed for our private development, again increasing our costs. This road is a direct benefit to the City's Park system_ 5. We are not being compensated for tho GOSi of the Sand undevelopable by the location of the roast (the lost town home land). 6. Our senior development will have minimal, if any, added burden on the Parks system,. Our development includes many on site amenities for the resident's use. 3600 AmQrican Blvd. W.. Minneapolis, MN 55431 + 952.831.1300 • fax 952.893.8205 • www.upraperlies.coM