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Regular Council Minutes September 20, 2010 Page 15 Dear Mayor Rinker and Members of Council: I am writing to express support for the Cuyahoga County Public Library's proposal to construct a new Mayfield Library Branch in the front portion of the property where Progressive had planned to develop our third Mayfield Village campus. As you know, our plan to build on that property is on-hold. However, we believe that locating the Library on this property will only serve to enhance any future development. The Village and Cuyahoga County representatives have described to us the Library's plan to construct a 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art library building complete with reading rooms, an indoor cafe and an outdoor gathering space that will integrate with the Village's Greenway trail and the North Chagrin Reservation of the Metroparks. The Greenway Trail and the proposed Library branch that would incorporate these amenities are exactly what Progressive employees seek. Completing this project would allow us to walk or bike through the community's beautiful natural spaces and connect our facilities with each other, the Metroparks and the other places to eat, play, relax and perhaps read a good book. I urge your support of this proj ect, Sincerely, Ron Marotto Council President Buckholtz asked if there were any further comments. Dr. Parker asked Mr. Diemert, you have referred to a reversionary clause. It is my understanding the new contract will have minor changes and wording. Where is that reversionary clause in the contract? I see the reference to reversionary if they don't start construction, but where is the reversionary clause? Mr. Diemert replied, there is still another revision coming. As your Ordinance says in Section 1, "entering into a real estate purchase agreement in a form substantially similar to that attached". There are several amendments which have not been written up yet. I thought somebody from the Library was going to be here tonight to verify, but they have an e-mail already agreeing to the alteration of the contract to add the reversionary clause as well as a clause requiring Seller's approval by and through its various Commissions, Committees and Boards. That's all of the Village's Boards, Commissions, for any preliminary and final site plans. We are clarifying that language in there. Also, there is going to be another clarification that they have to satisfy all State and Federal approvals and all State and Federal permits have. been obtained which deals with the wetlands issue which they would be obligated to do and really pretty much putting in there a lot of