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CITY of ORONO <br />Municipal Offices <br />Street Address: <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />Mailing Address: <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 0066 <br />John D. Winston <br />Winston Law Office <br />8440 IDS Center <br />80 South 8th Street <br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 <br />Re: G. Marc and Tracy S. Whitehead, 1220 Lyman Avenue - Application #2279/2280 <br />Dear Mr. Winston: <br />We are in receipt of your letter of October 28 regarding the park dedication fee for the Whitehead <br />subdivision. Your proposal of a $3,344 park fee, as compared to the fee of $ 13,376 established by <br />City code, is somewhat perplexing on two counts. <br />First, based on City records, the value established by the City for the two Fullerton lots was <br />$750,000, for which the 8% fee established by code would have been $60,000, or $30,000 per lot. <br />The City settled with the Fullertons for an amount of $10,250 per lot, or 34%, not the 25% rate you <br />quote. <br />Secondly, we fail to see the logic behind using a percentage as the basis for any settlement. It was <br />and is the City's understanding that the $10,250 amount per lot accepted by the Fullertons reflect <br />the property's reasonable share of the costs related to providing a system of parks, trails, and open <br />space to meet the needs and desires of the community. The park fee of $6,688 per lot to be pmd by <br />the Whiteheads also reflects the property's reasonable share of the cost of providing parks, trails and <br />open space to serve the community. <br />This item will be presented to the City Council for review on November 10. It will be staffs <br />recommendation that the full park fee be collected. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael P. Gaffron <br />Senior Planning Coordinator <br />cc: Ronald Moorse, City Administrator <br />G. Marc Whitehead <br />MPG/ch Tdephooe (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510