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Honorable Mayor Henry A. Duitsman City Council for the City of Elk River November 18,1996 Page 3 CITY REPRESENTATIONS: The City represents its interest in the project and intends to investigate and explore project feasibility as follows: Cooperation with Minnesota Sports Federation in the design, construction, and financing and development of the proposed project. Provision, at no charge, of a minimum 6~acre site located at water tower site for development of the facility and potential expansion. The City and Minnesota Sports Federation will masterplan the site and agree to the appropriate acreage (see attached site map). Minnesota Sports Federation shall secure all zoning, subdivision, street vacation, and other necessary government approvals. The City recognizes the need for l~mesom Sports Federation to have access to additional softball fields for summer tournaments. The City represents that it intends to develop four new softball fields on a portion of property identified as the "Cass Property". In addition, the City owns 23 acres immediately to the south of the proposed fields which may be available for development approximately 15 years from now. The City's intentions to support Minnesota Sports Federation and their requirement for outdoor softball fields is as follows: The City will consider providing usage of some or all of the new four fields complex or existing Elk River softball complex on seven to nine weekends per summer (June, July, August and September - additional to current field usage by Elk River Softball Association of Minnesota Sports Federation tournaments) by Minnesota Sports Federation, as necessary. Use of the softball fields shall include concession stands and gate revenue. Usage of the softball fields shall be contingent on the evidence of the benefit to the City of the sports tourism and corresponding economic impact generated to the community by tournaments held by the Minnesota Sports Federation at the fields. Minnesota Sports Federation will reimburse the City for any of its costs, such as additional maintenance, satellites, police, etc., associated with such use of the fields. Bo The City will consider, at the point it no longer requires the use of the 23-acre site for waste disposal, south of the proposed fields on the Cass Property, entering into a preferential land lease or equivalent land sale of this property. Minnesota Sports Federation shall be responsible for development of the site, and the site will'be a joint use facility. DC$ 500952