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Hecker, Michael From: Paul Tabone <Paul.Tabone@Lennar.com> Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 3:40 PM To: Carlton, Zachary Cc: Stremcha, Joe; Whitney Behny; Hecker, Michael Subject: RE: Parks & OS update - 6.9.2023 Attachments: 26553 Park Exhibit.pdf Hi Zack, Thanks for getting back to us — we appreciate the staff working with us through these things as well. We all agree this is a unique site for sure. Per your responses below, we updated the graphic and it is attached. We are down to 3 things to address or discuss at the Parks meeting on Wednesday 6/14. 1. Ponding area credit - Per your responses on 6/6, please consider this Lennar's official ask to receive partial open space credit on the water area. This is due to the fact that the City wants it as a central community feature, and it has been discussed that it will most likely be a public amenity in the future. As I had previously requested, we are seeking a credit of 0.5 ac of credit per acre rather than full credit. With the water area being approximately 14 acres, this would result in approximately 7 acres of credit for this or a future phase. Within the state of Minnesota, public spaces centered on water features are just a way of life. Water provides seasonal recreational value throughout the year and has many positive physiological effects on the general population. A great local example of this is Orono park. Put simply, the water feature and possible future amenities to be programmed by the City has value, and we are asking to receive some partial open space credit for this area through the PUD. 2. Trail corridor between basin J and basin K — As previously discussed, this is an extremely difficult place to locate a trail corridor. In an effort to compromise and add the connection desired by the City, we relocated lot 194 to the westerly block of homesites at the intersection of Road A and Road G. We can shift the trail east out of the spillway through the flat area that was lot 194. We are asking for construction cost credit for this trail segment because it will require a retaining wall and is an improvement being requested by the City that will require additional engineering and have additional cost implications over and above our current preliminary plat. 3. Park trail & south loop trail -Given that the trail segment in the park (Outlot H) connects to the regional trail, we are seeking construction credit for that. We are also seeking construction credit for the southern loop of the waterfront trail because it will connect to the regional trail and also connects up to Ivanhoe Avenue, which will facilitate regional vehicular and pedestrian mobility through the community and beyond. Thank you for working through this process with us, and we look forward to hearing from you and re -visiting these items with the Parks Board on 6/14 as well as keeping the project moving. I will be out tomorrow, returning Monday. Have a great weekend, Paul Paul Tabone Land Entitlement Mgr L..ENNAR