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4752791 <br />April 8, 1997 <br />Mr. Joel R. Hanson <br />City Administrator <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />Dear Joel: <br />P. 02 <br />Laurent I Parks <br />Development <br />Thank you for your letter of April 1, 1997 outlining the concerns of your City <br />regarding the proposed development for Little Canada Road/Rice Street. <br />At this time we have decided not to put forth a site plan for the area. There is still <br />much work to do and numerous questions needed to be answered. <br />Any proposal we would put forward now would be very unprofessional and of little <br />value to all parties. <br />The development plan for Little Canada Road and Rice Street will evolve with the <br />input from numerous tenants and City officials. The commitment of the initial <br />tenants might effect design as well as the whole flavor of the development. <br />We suggest that the City chooses one of two directions to move forward. <br />1. Investigate each developer further. Possible interview /tour of present <br />projects. Choose the developer you want to work with. <br />2. Fund a competition for the site. Each developer would have architects <br />fees paid for by the City. In a month developers would present their <br />findings and a site plan. This site plan would have more input from the <br />city and more market knowledge ingrained in the design. <br />Based on the desired design a development partner could be closen at that time. <br />Laurent Parks Development would be willing to move forward with either alternative. <br />We look forward to the direction of the City Council. <br />Please feel free to call if there are any questions. <br />rely, <br />ohn Laurent Chris Moarn <br />153 East Lake Street 1 Wayzata, MN 55391 1 Fax (612) 473 -8813 1 (612) 475.4930 <br />Page 3 <br />